Free Printable Bucket Filler Slips - Free Printable

This worksheet is called "Let's Sort!" and is designed to help children learn about kindness and social behavior by sorting actions into two categories: Fillers (positive, kind behaviors) and Dippers (negative, unkind behaviors). The goal is for students to identify which actions make others feel good ("fill their bucket") and which actions take away from others' feelings ("dip their bucket").

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🎯 Understanding the Terms

- Fillers: Actions that show kindness, empathy, or respect. These "fill" someone’s emotional bucket.
- Dippers: Actions that are unkind, hurtful, or disrespectful. These "dip" someone’s emotional bucket.

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✔ Step-by-Step Solution

We’ll go through each of the 12 scenarios shown in the grid and sort them into Fillers or Dippers.

#### 🔹 Fillers (Kind/Positive Behaviors):
These actions promote kindness, empathy, and cooperation.

1. Being disrespectful to a classmate → ✘ Dipper
*(Disrespect is unkind)*

2. Saying thank you when a friend does something kind for you → ✔ Filler
*(Showing gratitude is kind)*

3. Pushing someone who first pushed you → ✘ Dipper
*(Revenge or physical aggression is unkind)*

4. Destroying another student's project → ✘ Dipper
*(Damaging someone else’s work is harmful)*

5. Telling a friend "good job" → ✔ Filler
*(Praising others boosts their confidence)*

6. Not paying attention to a friend who is talking to you → ✘ Dipper
*(Ignoring someone shows disrespect)*

7. Drawing a picture for someone → ✔ Filler
*(A thoughtful, creative gift is kind)*

8. Giving eye contact to the person talking to you → ✔ Filler
*(Shows you’re listening and respectful)*

9. Arguing with someone about who is right → ✘ Dipper
*(Arguments can be hurtful and disruptive)*

10. Thinking of ways to be kind to others → ✔ Filler
*(Empathy and intention to help = kind)*

11. Sharing your favorite toy with someone → ✔ Filler
*(Sharing promotes friendship and generosity)*

12. Pinching someone who said something mean to you → ✘ Dipper
*(Physical retaliation is not okay)*

13. Hitting a friend → ✘ Dipper
*(Physical harm is always a dipper)*

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🧩 Final Sorting:

#### ✔ FILLERS (Kind Acts):
- Saying thank you when a friend does something kind
- Telling a friend "good job"
- Drawing a picture for someone
- Giving eye contact when someone is talking
- Thinking of ways to be kind to others
- Sharing your favorite toy with someone

> ➤ Place these 6 cards in the FILLERS section.

#### ✘ DIPPERS (Unkind Acts):
- Being disrespectful to a classmate
- Pushing someone who first pushed you
- Destroying another student's project
- Not paying attention to a friend who is talking to you
- Arguing with someone about who is right
- Pinching someone who said something mean to you
- Hitting a friend

> ➤ Place these 7 cards in the DIPPERS section.

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✔ Answer Summary:

| FILLERS | DIPPERS |
|--------|---------|
| Saying thank you | Being disrespectful |
| Telling "good job" | Pushing back |
| Drawing a picture | Destroying a project |
| Eye contact | Ignoring someone |
| Thinking of kindness | Arguing |
| Sharing toy | Pinching |
| | Hitting |

> ⚠️ Note: There are 6 Fillers and 7 Dippers, so the grid has enough spaces for all.

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💡 Teaching Tip:

This activity helps children develop emotional intelligence and understand how their actions affect others. It encourages them to choose Fillers over Dippers in daily interactions.

✔ Final Answer: Sort the pictures as above — 6 in Fillers, 7 in Dippers.