The idea of Bucket Fillers is based on the book "Have You Filled A Bucket Today? (A Guide to Daily Happiness For Kids)" by Carol McCloud. The premise of the book is this... We all carry an invisible bucket that contains our good thoughts and feelings about ourself. When our bucket is full, we feel happy. When our bucket is empty, we feel sad. A bucket filler is someone who says or does nice things for other people. By doing this, they are filling other people's buckets and filling their own bucket at the same time.
On the other hand, a bucket dipper says or does things to cause other people to feel bad. A bucket dipper empties their bucket when they say and do mean things.
In our school, each classroom has a bucket. Everyone is encouraged to fill the bucket by writing kind words and compliments to each other. At the end of the week, we empty the buckets and read the nice things our friends left for us when they filled our buckets.
Since I didn't come up with this lesson idea by myself, please visit http://myfunteacher.com/bucketfillers.htm for additional information and ideas on being a bucket filler.
On the other hand, a bucket dipper says or does things to cause other people to feel bad. A bucket dipper empties their bucket when they say and do mean things.
In our school, each classroom has a bucket. Everyone is encouraged to fill the bucket by writing kind words and compliments to each other. At the end of the week, we empty the buckets and read the nice things our friends left for us when they filled our buckets.
Since I didn't come up with this lesson idea by myself, please visit http://myfunteacher.com/bucketfillers.htm for additional information and ideas on being a bucket filler.