When we see the students demonstrating individual kindness or showing care for our classroom and each other, we invite them to place a “petit bijou” into a pail. When we see examples of positive behaviour from the class as a whole, we invite someone to put a “grand bijou” into the pail on behalf of the entire group. The filling of the pail serves as a tangible reminder that we should all strive to be bucket fillers. When our pail gets filled three times, we will celebrate with a popcorn party!
Recently, our class read the well-known and heartwarming story Have you Filled a Bucket Today? This book describes how everyone carries with us an invisible bucket. The purpose of the bucket is to hold our good thoughts and feelings about ourselves. When we are shown kindness, appreciation, and love, our buckets are full and we feel happy. Similarly, our own actions and words affect the well being of others. It is easy to be a bucket filler, and, interestingly, when children show concern for others, they not only fill the buckets of those around them, but they also fill their own buckets too!
When we see the students demonstrating individual kindness or showing care for our classroom and each other, we invite them to place a “petit bijou” into a pail. When we see examples of positive behaviour from the class as a whole, we invite someone to put a “grand bijou” into the pail on behalf of the entire group. The filling of the pail serves as a tangible reminder that we should all strive to be bucket fillers. When our pail gets filled three times, we will celebrate with a popcorn party!
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