For the 2009-2010 school year my first grade class will embark on the journey to become bucket fillers.

 

Bucket Fillers is a springboard to the educational character development program Bucketfillers for Life developed by Merrill Lundgren also known as "The Bucket Man." Contact Bucketfillers for Life if you would like for them to provide a school-wide assembly. Visit their website at:

http://www.bucketfillersforlife.com

"Bucket Fillers" also provides assemblies using the book:

Contact them at: http://www.bucketfillers101.com/

The objective is to teach students to become bucket fillers and not bucket dippers.

Bucket fillers are kind, generous, and considerate.

Bucket dippers are rude, mean, and selfish.

The overall goals of this program is to teach students to:

• Put others feelings ahead of their own.
• Decrease the incidence of bullying.
• Take responsibility for their actions.
• Help to create a safe, warm, and caring environment.



Our focus this year will be to fill one another’s “Buckets” and try to teach students appropriate ways to deal with those trying to empty their “Buckets”. Putting a “Lid on the Bucket” is a good way to prevent it from being emptied. Bucket Filling is something everyone can do and practice everyday.

Have you filled someone's "Bucket" today?

The concept of being bucket fillers was first created by

. DonaldDr O.Clifton (1924-2003) in the 1960's.

He co-wrote the book



How Full is Your Bucket? For Kids

 

 ****For Teachers****

Filling a Bucket form 1

Filling a Bucket form 2

Buckets

Lesson Plan

Other Bucket Filling Classrooms

Mrs. Walker's Frog-Tastic Website

Mrs. Powell's Class Website