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Have You Filled a Bucket Today?

RDQ:	187	Max Word/Sent	25	Total Words	638		Diff Words	209
Lex	350	Ave Word/.Sent	10	Hi Freq occurs	391	61.3%	Hi freq	92	44%
AR	1.9	Long Sentences	6.6	Low Freq occurs	11	1.7%	Low freq	7	3.3%

All day long, everyone in the whole wide world walks around carrying an invisible bucket.]]
You can't see it, but it's there.]]
You have a bucket. Each member of your family has a bucket.]]
Your grandparents, friends, and neighbors all have a bucket. Everyone carries an invisible bucket.]]
Your bucket has one purpose only. Its purpose is to hold your good thoughts and good feelings about yourself.]]
You feel very happy and good when your bucket is full, And you feel very sad and lonely when your bucket is empty.]]
Other people feel the same way too. They're happy when their buckets are full and they're sad when their buckets are empty.]]
It's great to have a full bucket and this is how it works. You need other people to fill your bucket and other people need you to fill theirs. You can fill your own bucket, too. So, how do you fill a bucket?]]
You fill a bucket when you show love to someone, when you say or do something kind, or even when you give someone a smile. That's being a bucket filler.]]
A bucket filler is a loving, caring person who says or does nice things that make others feel special. When you make someone feel special, you are filling a bucket.]]
But, you can also dip into a bucket and take out some good feelings. You dip into a bucket when you make fun of someone, when you say or do mean things, or even when you ignore someone. That's being a bucket dipper.]]
Bullying is bucket dipping. Bullying is saying or doing mean things to make others feel bad.]]
Many people who dip have an empty bucket. They think they can fill their own bucket by dipping into someone else's, but that will never work. You never feel your own bucket when you dip into someone else's.]]
But guess what. When you fill someone's bucket, you fill your own bucket too. You feel good when you help others feel good.]]
All day long, we are either filling up or dipping into each other's buckets by what we say and what we do. Try to fill a bucket and see what happens.]]
You love your mom and dad. Why not tell them you love them? You can even tell them why. You're caring words will fill their buckets right up.]]
Watch for smiles to light up their faces. You will feel like smiling too. A smile is a good clue that you have filled a bucket.]]
If you practice, you'll become a great bucket filler. Just remember that everyone carries an invisible bucket, and think of what you can say or do to fill it.]]
Here are some ideas for you. You could smile and say hi to the bus driver. He has a bucket too.]]
You could invite the new kid at school to play with you.]]
You could write a thank you note to your teacher.]]
You could tell your grandpa that you like to spend time with him. There are many ways to fill a bucket.]]
Bucket filling is fun and easy to do. It doesn't matter how young or old you are. It doesn't cost any money. It doesn't take much time. And remember, when you fill someone else’s bucket, you fill your own bucket too.]]
When you are a bucket filler, you make your home, your school, and your neighborhood better places to be. Bucket filling makes everyone feel good.]]
So, why not decide to be a bucket filler today and every day? Just start each day by saying to yourself, I'm going to do something to fill someone's bucket today.]]
And, at the end of each day, ask yourself, did I fill a bucket today?]]
Yes I did. That's the life of a bucket filler.]]
And that's you.]]

Subjective Criteria

Illustrations: Some support

Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues

Language: Few descriptive words

Sentences: Simple phrases

Text structure: Oral/Natural

Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social

Features

Topic

Kindness

Caring/Hugs

*Feelings, Behaviors

Low Frequency Words

carries	else’s	ignore	invisible	neighborhood
neighbors	purpose