Fill your bucket activities

I love using children’s literature to help students understand a concept. One of my favorite books to share with my students at the beginning of the year to help them transition to school and how we should act is How Full Is Your Bucket? (affiliate link) This is a great story to introduce how we should interact with our classmates and why. In this story, a little boy named Felix is taught about an invisible bucket. His grandfathers share with him that when your bucket is dipped, you feel bad…

These preschool activities will encourage kindness. You''ll find bucket filler activities, crafts & kindness projects inspired by the book "Fill a Bucket."

If you're looking for a book to share with kids that encourages kindness, compassion, & gratitude then this is for you. Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud is a beautiful storybook with a wonderful concept that will help children (& adults) understand that simple actions can change the world for the better. I first came across this book a couple of years ago & it's just one of those children's books that stays with you. The story is so simple but also so clever, & the colourful…

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I love this anchor chart showing what a bucket family looks, sounds and feels like. Would be fun to make during family night.

Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud is a great book to teach young children about caring for others. How our actions and words hurt people around us. The book uses colorful illustration to teach an important lesson, thinking about others. The book describes everyone has an invisible bucket, you might not see it but it is there. The bucket’s purpose is to hold your good thoughts that make you warm and fuzzy.

Download or print this amazing coloring page: Bucket Filler Coloring Sheet

Ways to be a bucket filler

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Five fun and easy activities to learn about kindness to complement the popular book "Have You Filled a Bucket Today?"

Have you filled a bucket today? Teach your students how to be kind and respectful with this unique bucket filler concept.

One concept that I love using with the students in my social skills group is that of Bucketfilling. This idea is based on the book "Have Y...

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Have you ever read this book? It's such a wonderful book that helps kids visualize how their words and actions affect other people. It talk...

Transform your classroom this powerful classroom management tool. Bucket filling makes it easy for students to understand the value of kindness and friendship. The engaging bucket filler activities and vibrant kindness bulletin boards make learning about the impact of words and actions fun and meaningful. Explore these inspiring ideas to easily incorporate bucket filling into your daily routine for a positive classroom community!

Bucket Fill-osophy

Tomorrow is the first day of school! I am SO excited to *officially* meet my little first grade friends. Some of them came in on Friday ...