Activity: Students create a paper “bucket” by stapling or gluing two construction papers together, leaving the top side open. They make a “handle” for their bucket, attach it to their bucket and decorate what they made. Students are instructed to fill out a paper strip describing an act of kindness. They put it in the bucket. The buckets are displayed in the classroom so students can have access to them. At the end of the week, they take turns reading what’s in their bucket to the class or another student. Materials needed: The resource video; light colored construction paper, 3 sheets for each student; some staplers; glue; scissors (one pair for every 2 students); writing and decorating materials; a place to display the “buckets” where students can have access to them; rulers (one for every 2 students)Directions: Introduce the video, explaining that this is about filling a “bucket” with acts of kindness. Show the video. Before showing the video, arrange the construction materials so pairs of students can access what they need to make their bucket. After showing and discussing the video, explain that this is a weeklong activity in which students will record acts of kindness every day on strips of paper and store them in their paper buckets. At the end of the week, students will read what they wrote to the rest of the class. Demonstrate how to make a bucket by stapling or gluing two sheets of construction paper together, leaving one side open. Show them how to make a handle and writing strips using a ruler to make straight lines on the long side of the construction paper. They can use the width of the ruler to measure the width of the strips. Demonstrate how to attach the handle to their bucket and how to cut out the strips they will use for writing their acts of kindness. Guide students to pick up what they need and begin constructing. Provide them with decorating materials for their buckets. Tell them to put the blank strips in their buckets for future use. Let them know you will provide time at the end of the day for students to take out a blank writing strip and record one act of kindness they did that day and put it in their bucket. Wrap it up: Explain: “I hope you enjoy finding lots of different ways this week to fill your buckets with acts of kindness! This is a project you can do at home as well. This week I will give you materials to construct another bucket and writing strips for use at home, with a letter to your parents explaining the project. Mid-week we will have an act of kindness brainstorming session and you can help each other think of some new ideas!”
Activity: Students create a paper “bucket” by stapling or gluing two construction papers together, leaving the top side open. They make a “handle” for their bucket, attach it to their bucket and decorate what they made. Students are instructed to fill out a paper strip describing an act of kindness. They put it in the bucket. The buckets are displayed in the classroom so students can have access to them. At the end of the week, they take turns reading what’s in their bucket to the class or another student. Materials needed: The resource video; light colored construction paper, 3 sheets for each student; some staplers; glue; scissors (one pair for every 2 students); writing and decorating materials; a place to display the “buckets” where students can have access to them; rulers (one for every 2 students)Directions: Introduce the video, explaining that this is about filling a “bucket” with acts of kindness. Show the video. Before showing the video, arrange the construction materials so pairs of students can access what they need to make their bucket. After showing and discussing the video, explain that this is a weeklong activity in which students will record acts of kindness every day on strips of paper and store them in their paper buckets. At the end of the week, students will read what they wrote to the rest of the class. Demonstrate how to make a bucket by stapling or gluing two sheets of construction paper together, leaving one side open. Show them how to make a handle and writing strips using a ruler to make straight lines on the long side of the construction paper. They can use the width of the ruler to measure the width of the strips. Demonstrate how to attach the handle to their bucket and how to cut out the strips they will use for writing their acts of kindness. Guide students to pick up what they need and begin constructing. Provide them with decorating materials for their buckets. Tell them to put the blank strips in their buckets for future use. Let them know you will provide time at the end of the day for students to take out a blank writing strip and record one act of kindness they did that day and put it in their bucket. Wrap it up: Explain: “I hope you enjoy finding lots of different ways this week to fill your buckets with acts of kindness! This is a project you can do at home as well. This week I will give you materials to construct another bucket and writing strips for use at home, with a letter to your parents explaining the project. Mid-week we will have an act of kindness brainstorming session and you can help each other think of some new ideas!”
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