How Full is your Bucket

We have been reading books from the first day of school that talk about who we want to be as people and how we want to treat each other.  There are a number of book series' I use, including "The Best Me I Can Be" and "No Bullying Allowed."

Another book I use is called"How Full is Your Bucket: for Kids."  It is a children's book adapted from a book for adults.  The message is so clear and children understand it so easily... that how we treat each other either fills buckets or drains them.  When someone's bucket is drained, they are more likely to make bad choices.  It is everyone's resposibility in the room to help keep each other's buckets full!

We made a bucket and decorated it with pictures of things the children could do that would 'fill buckets'.

The next day I had to make another bucket because they did not want to stop adding their ideas!  Very cool!

Feel free to use the terminology with your children at home.  "What are you doing to your sister's bucket?"  "How did your brother's bucket get so empty?"  "How could you help with Mom's bucket?"