Bucket filler

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Bucket Fillers ✨ Still actually something I absolutely love teaching is how be a bucket filler! The most simple yet effective way to engage your littles in being kind, following classroom expectations, counting recognition, and so much more. Every Friday my kiddos are able to “cash out” if they have 20 pom-poms from the week they are able to choose something from the treasure box. It’s so fun seeing them light up when they get to add a pom pom for making a bucket filler choice and get exc...

Bucket Fillers are my favorite classroom management strategy. I have used it for the past 5 years and I don't ever plan on changing because it is so

I love using this management system with my students. I simply laminated these bucket die cuts and added velcro dots. I hot glued velcro dots on the quiet critters to use as the 'fillers' for the buckets.

Bucket filling helps kids learn how to be more positive towards others. The following activities help kids learn how to be bucket fillers, which in turn

Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud is a great book to teach young children about caring for others. How our actions and words hurt people around us. The book uses colorful illustration to teach an important lesson, thinking about others. The book describes everyone has an invisible bucket, you might not see it but it is there. The bucket’s purpose is to hold your good thoughts that make you warm and fuzzy.

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I love using children’s literature to help students understand a concept. One of my favorite books to share with my students at the beginning of the year to help them transition to school and how we should act is How Full Is Your Bucket? (affiliate link) This is a great story to introduce how we should interact with our classmates and why. In this story, a little boy named Felix is taught about an invisible bucket. His grandfathers share with him that when your bucket is dipped, you feel bad…

The Bucket Filler store has arrived in my new classroom! 🤩🪣🛍️ I have some very excited Kindergartners that will get to shop on this Friday 🤭 For the...