Have you filled a bucket today?
A friend from school recently told me about a great little idea called "Bucket filling."
The concept is a behaviour management strategy based around everyone having their own imaginary bucket. We can fill people's buckets up and make them feel good with compliments, actions, words etc. But, we can also dip from people's buckets by saying hurtful things or our actions.
We want to be BUCKET FILLERS not BUCKET DIPPERS.
We want to be BUCKET FILLERS not BUCKET DIPPERS.
The "Bucket filling" concept encourages students to think of others and zero in on how their actions can sometimes directly influence people's emotions in either a good or bad way. This therefore enables students to take accountability for their actions and words.
This is an example of a bucket filling wall in a classroom made from envelopes. You can also use plastic cups and get the students to individually decorate the cups however they like.
Above is a copy of a blank bucket that student can decorate. Make sure students put their names on the envelopes/cards somewhere!
If students want to say something nice, they can fill out one of the sheets above and place it into the respective bucket.
We also read the book, "Have you filled a Bucket today?" by Carol Mc Cloud before creating our own buckets.
This is such a gorgeous idea! Thanks to my friend Di for this!
This is such a gorgeous idea! Thanks to my friend Di for this!
One thing to keep in mind is some students may get left out, so keep a close eye on the buckets!
Hope you love this as much as me!
Jessie
Jessie
