Second graders can tell you all about being a "Bucket Filler." At the beginning of the year we read this book together and discussed how everyone carries around an imaginary bucket. When we feel good, our buckets are full. When we feel sad, mad, or lonely, our buckets are empty.
We practice filling each other's buckets throughout the day. One specific way we work to be sure everyone in our class feels loved and cared for and has a full bucket is by writing "bucket cards" to each other. When students have finished with their daily writing assignment, they work on writing compliments and kind words to each other. We deliver the cards to our classmates' buckets and take them home each Friday. I love to see their smiles as they read their cards each week. Students will go find someone to thank them for writing the card, and they'll share them with each other.
Yep, I get bucket cards, too. And they make me feel just as good as the kids!
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