Helping Others
Your classmate drops their crayons. What’s a bucket-filling choice you can make?
Help them pick up the crayons.
A friend wants to play a game you don’t want to play. How do you stay a bucket filler?
Use kind words to talk it out.
What is a bucket-filling compliment you can give someone?
Example “I like how hard you worked!” (or any nice compliment)
What is one way you can help at home?
Cleaning your room or helping with chores.
Name one way you can fill someone’s bucket at school.
Saying “good morning,” helping, sharing, or giving a compliment.
A new student looks lost in the hallway. What could you do?
Show them where to go or walk with them.
Someone cuts in line. What is a bucket-filling response?
Tell them calmly, “Please go to the back of the line.”
How can you fill a teacher’s bucket during morning work?
Come in quietly and get started right away.
What is a way to serve your class every day?
Keep your desk clean and follow directions.
Name two bucket-filling words you can use.
“Please,” “thank you,” “you can do it,” “I like your idea,” etc.
Your friend is sad because they can’t finish their work. What could you say?
“I can help you,” or “You can do this — don’t give up!”
You feel frustrated during a group project. What should you do to keep filling buckets?
Take a deep breath and talk kindly.
Your friend gets the answer wrong. What kind choice can you make?
Encourage them instead of laughing.
How can you serve your school?
Pick up trash, even if it’s not yours.
List two ways you can fill a grown-up’s bucket (teacher, parent, counselor).
Following directions, being polite, helping clean up, doing your best work.
A student is struggling to carry their lunch tray. How can you fill their bucket?
Help carry it or open the cafeteria door for them.
A classmate accidentally bumps into you. What is a bucket-filling reaction?
Assume it was an accident and say, “It’s okay.”
Someone is playing alone at recess. What kind choice could you make?
Invite them to play with you.
What is one way to serve your community?
Donate toys, food, or clothes to families in need.
What are three bucket-filling actions you can do during recess?
Invite someone to play, take turns, use kind words, help someone who fell, etc.
Your team needs to clean up a big mess even though you didn’t make it. How do you fill buckets?
Offer to help clean up anyway.
Someone teases your friend. How can you help in a bucket-filling way?
Stand up for them kindly or get an adult to help.
You notice someone having a rough day. What’s a big bucket-filling choice you can make?
Write a kind note, offer help, or check in on them.
Your community is doing a kindness challenge. What is a big service idea you could do?
Help with a food drive, write thank-you cards to helpers, or volunteer with a parent.
Explain a big bucket-filling choice you could make that takes effort or thought.
Helping a friend who’s upset, including someone left out, cleaning up a big mess, writing a note to someone who’s having a bad day, etc.