Second Grade Guidance
Bucket Fillers and Bucket Dippers
Going along with the kindness and respect theme, I decided to discuss being bucket fillers and being bucket dippers with the second grade.
First, I read the book "Have You Filled a Bucket Today?" By Carol McCloud
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After reading the book, I asked the students:
- What did we learn about buckets today?
- How can we be bucket fillers?
- How do we feel when we fill a bucket?
- How do others feel when we fill a bucket?
- How can we be bucket dippers?
- How do we feel when we dip from a bucket?
- How do others feel when we dip?
I then passed out an activity sheet with two buckets labeled bucket filler and bucket dipper. I asked the students to draw or write words that show how to be a bucket filler and how to be a bucket dipper.
Bucket activity sheets found at:
On the back of this sheet was a "contract" to be a bucket filler. It says "I promise to be a bucket filler" then the kids sign and date their "bucket filler contract"
I found using this contract really allows the students to take ownership for their actions and being bucket fillers or bucket dippers. Having them decide to sign the "contract" really puts the responsibility on them to become the best bucket fillers they can be.
Some of the finished projects:
Overall, the second graders really enjoyed learning how to be bucket fillers!
*We ended up having a couple of extra minutes so I invited some students up to the front of the room to role play being bucket fillers. They really loved being able to showcase their bucket filling skills in front of the class. Next time I will make sure to leave some extra time for role playing!
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