Author Mrs. Carol

McCloud

Another Book by Mrs. McCloud

Illustrator Mr. David

Messing

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Illustrated by Illustrated by David David

MessingMessing

Are You A Bucket FillerAre You A Bucket Filler

OrOr

A Bucket Dipper?A Bucket Dipper?

I am a bucket filler!

Dear ____________________

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Name ____________________

happinesshappinessbullybully

invisibleinvisibleneighborsneighborspurposepurposeignoreignorekindkind

caringcaringinviteinvite

neighborhooneighborhoodd

feelingsfeelings

VOCABULARVOCABULARYY

Have You Filled Have You Filled A Bucket A Bucket Today?Today?

• Segment spoken one-syllable words of three to five phonemes into individual phonemes

• Use common syllabication patterns to decode words• Use knowledge of the meanings of base words to identify and read

compound words• Identify and read contractions• Identify and sort words into conceptual categories• Identify and use antonyms, synonyms, homographs and

homophones• Complete analogies using knowledge of synonyms and antonyms• Alphabetize a series of words and use a dictionary or use a glossary

to find words• Describe characters in a story and the reason for their actions and

feelings• Describe the interaction of character including their relationships

and the changes they undergo.• Explain the roles and functions of characters in various plots,

including their relationships and conflicts

(These are all straight from the new Language Arts TEKs. They vary in wording and depth based on grade level expectations.)

Compound Compound Words:Words:yourselfyourself

somethingsomethingsomeonesomeone

neighborhoodneighborhoodeveryoneeveryoneGrandpaGrandpaaroundaroundbecomebecome

Contractions:Contractions:doesn’tdoesn’tyou’reyou’reyou’llyou’ll

they’rethey’recan’tcan’tthat’sthat’s

it’sit’s

the quality of being the quality of being happy, joy or contenthappy, joy or content

a person that bothers, picks on or intimidates other a person that bothers, picks on or intimidates other people on a regular basispeople on a regular basis

out of sight or out of sight or hiddenhidden

people that live people that live near another person near another person

the reason for which the reason for which something is done, made something is done, made

or usedor used

to not look, to not look, notice or recognize notice or recognize

being considerate or being considerate or helpfulhelpful

showing concern or showing concern or attention to someone or attention to someone or

somethingsomething

to request to come to to request to come to or go some place or go some place

the region or area the region or area around some place around some place

Emotions, thoughts, Emotions, thoughts, opinions or attitudesopinions or attitudes

If your mom is tired froma hard day tonight, how

could you fill her bucket?

When you are feeling a littlesad or lonely, how can you feel

your own bucket?

If you saw a youngerstudent in the hall crying, what could you do

to fill their bucket?

Next time you have a new studentjoin your class, how can you fill

their bucket?

What could you do todaywhen you get on the bus

to fill your driver’s bucket?

When you see a boy on the playground playing by himself, how can you fill

his bucket?

How might you fill your

teacher’s bucket today?

How can you help our custodianor cafeteria ladies, fill up their

buckets?

TEACHER RESOURCES TEACHER RESOURCES

http://teachingwithpicturebooks.blogspot.com/search/label/How%20Full%20Is%20Your%20Bucket%3F – Bucket lessons

http://teachingwithpicturebooks.blogspot.com/search/label/discussion%20web - Civil War or friendship

http://teachingwithpicturebooks.blogspot.com/search/label/conventions - punctuation

http://teachingwithpicturebooks.blogspot.com/search/label/goal%20setting – goal setting

http://teachingwithpicturebooks.blogspot.com/search/label/asking%20questions – slavery & questioning

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Have-You-Filled-a-Bucket-Today/Carol-McCloud/e/9780978507510/?itm=1 – book reviews

http://books.google.com/books?id=NxP8Ofg4Fc4C&sitesec=reviews&source=gbs_navlinks_s – more reviews

I am a bucket filler!

Dear ____________________

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Name ____________________

I am a bucket filler!

Dear ____________________

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Name ____________________

I am a bucket filler!

Dear ____________________

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Name ____________________

I am a bucket filler!

Dear ____________________

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Name ____________________

When you’re a bucket filler, you make your home, your

school, and your neighborhood better places

to be.