Today in class the students were read a book called Have You Filled a Bucket Today?. The concept behind this book is to help teach students how to make each other feel good about who they are. The idea is that everyone carries an invisible bucket around with them wherever they go. This bucket holds are feelings inside it. When someone’s bucket is empty then that person is sad but when someone’s bucket is full they are happy! Some ways to fill peoples’ buckets are to give them compliments, help someone, or smile at someone. People that do nice things like this are called “Bucket Fillers”. There are also people called “Bucket Dippers”. These people are people who make fun, bully, or say mean things. The goal of the classroom now is to be a “Bucket Filler” not a “Bucket Dipper”.

Vocabulary:
Concept- an idea.
Invisible- not able to be seen, hidden.
Empty- containing nothing.
Compliment- expression of praise or good wishes.
Bucket Filler- someone who is nice to the people around them and says nice things to them.
Bucket Dipper- a bully or someone who is mean to the people around them.

Cloze:
1) The ghost could not be seen in the haunted house, he was ___________________.
2) A __________________ is someone who is always helpful and nice to the people around them.
3) The _______________ trash can had nothing in it.
4) The _______________ of bucket filling is to make people feel good about themselves.
5) The boy gave the girl a ________________ because she was being a good listener.
6) A _________________ is someone who is a bully.