Parents ~ Be Proud ~ I help others when I.....

Today we read a book entitled: Have you filled your Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud. Here we are with a group, much larger than our families, and in a smaller space, and we have to figure out how we can all live together, for this time, within this space, and feel good about ourselves and one another. We talked about Mitzvot and the idea of how we can help one another. We posed the following: I help others when I ....... The challenge was for them to think of ways they can be helpful... Just wanted to share that the responses given and illustrated for this class book involved an act of kindness to a family member as well as friends at school. 1) .... push my brother on the swing 2) .....share a toy with ______ 3) .....share food and love 4) ----- when my brother is sick, I give him one of my blankets. 5) ----- build blocks again 6) ---- when my mom is sick, I'll give her one of my blankets if she rests on the couch 7).----- when my mom is tired, I'm going to help when she tells me what to do 8) --- I want to write something to my mom to say I love you and will do something nice for you~ I will draw you a picture. 9) ---- help someone climb a walkway. We look forward to hearing and witnessing these life lessons of caring for each other, ourselves, and our environment as the year evolves.