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The Invisible Bucket

Everyone has an invisible bucket that they carry around. When you are feeling good and helping others, your bucket is full. If something bad or frustrating happens, some drops drip out of your bucket.

With any accumulation of bad things, a bucket becomes pretty empty. You can usually tell if someone has an empty bucket by their actions or facial expressions.

Often when people have empty buckets, they try to fill theirs by dipping into someone else's bucket. Trouble is, that never works.

It turns out that the best way to fill your own bucket is to try to fill someone else's, by smiling at the new kid, or helping someone with a spill. Then, both buckets get drops. Your family can make a list together of ideas for filling other people's buckets.

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How Can You Be a Bucket-Filler?




Open the door for someone                                                                           Smile at someone you don’t know

Tell someone that they look pretty today                                                Be extra helpful to teachers or other adults

Share your snack with someone                                                                   Tell someone you like their work                 

Sharpen someone’s pencil for them                                                          Offer to help someone who appears to be struggling

Help your partner                                                                                              Treat others the way you would like to be treated        

Pick up someone’s backpack (or other belongings)                             Hold the door for someone with their hands full

Help someone do their job                                                                             Ask someone to play with you on the playground

Clean up without being asked                                                                       Clean up even though you didn’t make the mess   
                                    
Make sure someone is feeling okay                                                            Give a compliment to a kid or an adult

Make something for someone at school


For more information, please visit: http://www.bucketfillers101.com/

Make a BIG splash, use BIG drop words!
Polite                     Independent                  Responsible                   
Truthful                Respectful                      Trustworthy
Mannerly              Honest                             Reliable 
Giving                    Friendly                          Attentive 


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