This month, at Shawmut, we are "filling buckets"! I have spent the week reading this book to every classroom to introduce the concept which is really quite simple:
"You feel good when you help others feel good."
It is awesome to see how easy it is for students to grasp the idea. I even had one of our kindergarten teachers tell me that it has changed the vocabulary of the students in her room. She has overheard some of them telling their classmates to "stop dipping into my bucket", and "I don't think we're filling Mrs. (insert name here)'s bucket.".
If you haven't read this book, I highly recommend it, and it's concept for all age groups. It's even a good reminder for teachers and staff.
This is a great book and a wonderfully easy concept for children to understand. I read it to my own children frequently! Plus, supporting a Michigan author is always great!
ReplyDeleteI will have to read this one. Great post.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this book! I read it to the kids at the beginning of the year and had a refresher a couple of weeks ago. Great recommendation.
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