The perfect resource to teach kindness and caring in the classroom, this multi-sensory, print and go resource has something for kids of multiple ages and abilities. Centered around the best-selling picture book "Have you Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids" written by Carol McCloud and filled with 90 pages of interactive and multi-sensory activities, as well as classroom decor, book comprehension questions, crafts, and more, students are sure to have fun all while learning important life skills on the sly.

The resources in this product are:

• Interactive

• Multi-sensory

• Easy for a sub to use

• Not baby-ish and perfect for big kid practice

• Perfect for fine motor practice for students with dyslexia and dysgraphia

• Perfect for hand strengthening, proprioceptive input, spelling and writing practice, as well as motor planning practice and control.

Included in this product you will find:

• 90 pages of interactive, multi-sensory resources including:

• Multiple choice comprehension questions about the book with included answer sheet.

• Short answer opinion questions.

• Counting Kindness puzzle cards- Cards with numbers 1-10, with number differentiation, child friendly graphics and fun theme!

• Three guided writing pages with themes about the book and included writing checklist. Perfect for new writers, remedial writers, or kids with dyslexia, dysgraphia, autism or other fine motor disabilities.

• Roll and Respond- a fun dice partner game to share opinions and thoughts about the book, as well as to practice bucket filling in real time.

• Bucket Filling Bingo- students are encouraged to pick a square with a fun bucket filling activity on it and to color in the star once completed. A perfect way to encourage kindness! Also included is a blank bingo card for students to create their own Bingo challenge!

• Bucket Sort- Students will cut and soft bucket fillers and bucket dippers into the appropriate categories, all while working on fine motor, sorting, scissor skills and more!

• Creative Clay: 22 fun themed pictures to make out of clay! A perfect warm up for the hands while also strengthening fine motor skills.

• Also included are 44 themed words for students to create. Students will make 22 works by creating the letters out of clay and 22 words by rolling the clay flat and writing in it with a pencil. Perfect to practice handwriting, proprioception, fine motor skills, hand strengthening, spelling and motor planning!

• Playdoh Smash Worksheet- Students will find bucket fillers and smash clay on the picture, a fun alternative to boring worksheets!

• Coloring sheets: 8 coloring sheets focused on kindness and themes from the book- perfect to display on bulletin boards, for early finishers, or to use as bell ringers!

• Bucket Filling Memory Match- Students will match bucket filling pictures from the game as they practice critical thinking, memorization and concentration and strengthen their executive functioning skills!

• Crafts: 5 crowns and an interactive bucket filling worksheet are included- perfect to serve as a wrap up and to finalize connections to the theme and the lessons.

• Classroom Decor: 8 fun posters perfect to display in the classroom or home to encourage kindness and bucket filling in your day to day.

Each activity has been specifically designed to work with a variety of ages and grades without feeling "baby-ish" with an emphasis on multi-sensory learning.

The activities in this product can be used with:

• Small groups

• Individual sessions

• Mixed groups

• Centers

• Multiple ages and abilities

• Homeschool curriculum

• Therapy

• After school

• And so much more!

See what other teachers are saying about products from Backyard Academy:

Nicky says, "So much fun!"

Novels Over Basals says "My students love this for quiet time. It kept them engaged as they recentered themselves after lunch."

Allison says "... It's not easy motivating him to practice his writing but these worksheets did the trick!"

KC Tutoring says, "Very engaging!"

Lori S. says "... Was able to use with a variety of ages!"

Questions? Please let me know! Please note that all resource are for classroom use only.

Created by a homeschooling mother of three, a Child Life Specialist, Early Childhood Intervention specialist, specialist in child development, and a kid lit author, Backyard Academy is dedicated to providing fun and educational resources for children of multiple developmental stages. Our approach is designed to fit kids of multiple ages and abilities. Whether your student(s) thrive in a bustling classroom or in a quiet homeschool environment (or anywhere in between!), our resources are designed to accommodate their individual style of learning. We believe in empowering every child to learn in a way that works best for them and reject the notion of a one-size-fits-all learning experience. Cookie cutters are awesome for cookies but have no place in education.