Here at Van Buren, we discuss bucketfilling daily. Every person has an imaginary, invisible bucket that they carry with them at all times. When you are kind to someone, you fill their bucket and also fill your own. When you are unkind, you dip in people's buckets. To remember this, we made clay bucket necklaces. The students did a great job being patient during the long process that is clay. They made the buckets out of clay, which then had to be fired. After firing, the students glazed them. I put overglaze on top of each bucket. Then they were fired again. In between these times, the students painted wooden beads to go on their necklaces as well. This week was the final reveal- the students got to put their bucket necklaces together at last and take them home! You filled my bucket, Kindergarteners, and I hope you keep filling more!
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