1. How Full is Your Bucket?
An Elementary Curriculum Unit to Promote Positive Relationships and a Supportive School Culture

2. OR EVERYTHING WE SAY OR DO CAN: Build someone up – A Bucket-Filler
Bring someone down – A Bucket-Dipper

3. IF WE HAVE FULL BUCKETS, WE ARE MORE LIKELY TO …
Say
“NO” to
Destructive
Tendencies
Have
Healthy Friendships Be
Enthusiastic
Learners

4. STAND UP IF: How did you feel when you saw these things?
• You have noticed someone being left
out of a game when they want to play.
• You have seen or heard kids being teased.
• You have heard someone making fun
of a student.
• You have seen someone write or draw
mean things about someone.
How did you feel when you
saw these things?

5. LET’S MAKE A LIST OF WAYS TO FILL SOMEONE’S BUCKET
• Inviting someone who is alone to join your game
• Avoiding saying unkind things
• Stopping bullies from hurting others
• Helping someone who is having a hard time
• Telling someone that you care about them
• Smiling at someone who looks sad or lonely

6. HOW FULL IS YOUR BUCKET? FOR KIDS
LET’S READ:
HOW FULL IS YOUR BUCKET? FOR KIDS
When you think of others and you are helpful, you are a Bucket-Filler!
When you only think of yourself and you are hurtful, you are a Bucket-Dipper.
Listen for examples of Bucket-Fillers and Bucket-Dippers from the story
as we read …

7. OR WE CAN: • Build People Up • Bring People Down • Fill Their Buckets
• Dip From Their Buckets OR

8. EVERY POSITIVE: Comment Compliment Praise Success Accomplishment
Is a drop in the bucket, like a drop of water.
Each drop fills the bucket.
Each drop fills us with happiness.

9. UNFORTUNATELY … • Unkind Words • Rude Comments • Fighting • Bullying
When holes are poked in our bucket with …
• Unkind Words
• Rude Comments
• Fighting
• Bullying
Our drops of happiness drain out.
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10. kindness to fill someone’s
It takes many DROPS of
kindness to fill someone’s
bucket of self-esteem.
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11. Video Title It only takes one hurtful comment …
TO DRAIN THE ENTIRE BUCKET.
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12. DON’T POKE HOLES
in anyone’s bucket …

13. Make a positive difference in the lives of your friends and classmates, your teachers, your parents, your bus driver…
Be a BUCKET-FILLER!
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14. START PRACTICING TODAY
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START PRACTICING TODAY
with everyone you meet!

15. WAYS TO FILL YOUR
PARENTS’ BUCKETS By

16. WAYS TO FILL YOUR
FRIENDS’ BUCKETS By

17. WAYS TO FILL YOUR
TEACHER’S BUCKET By

18. WAYS TO FILL YOUR
FAMILY’S BUCKET By

19. WAYS TO FILL THE LUNCH LADIES’ BUCKETSBy

20. WAYS TO FILL THE BUS DRIVER’S BUCKETBy

21. WAYS TO DIP FROM
PEOPLE’S BUCKETS By

22. Go out and fill someone’s bucket.
HOMEWORK …
Go out and fill someone’s bucket.
• Say or do something kind for someone else today. (Be
prepared to tell me what you did tomorrow.)
• Choose someone difficult for you to treat kindly.
• Please be sincere.
• People can tell when you are giving false praise.
LOOK FOR THE GOOD IN EVERYONE!
(What if everyone did this all the time?)

23. MY PROMISE TO MY FRIENDS,
TEACHERS, PARENTS …
I AM A BUCKET-FILLER.