Write a Letter to your Future Self!

On the first day of each new school year, I asked my students to write a letter to themselves, to be opened on the last day of the school year.  When the letters were written, I collected them and filed them away, returning them to the students on the last day.  Over the course of the year, most students forgot about the letters, and were surprised to read their message from the past.  They were also surprised about how much they had changed and grown within that year.

Today's challenge is for each family member to write a letter to their future self.  When the letter is done, file it away in a safe place to be opened in the future. You can aim for one year, five years, ten years, whatever you like!

Topic ideas

• How you feel right now
• what is happening in the world right now
• your family
• friends
• Favourite:
• toy or game
• TV show or movie
• what you hope to be doing in the future
• the steps you will take to achieve your goals
• what worries you right now
• what helps you to feel comfortable and happy

You can keep it simple or get creative.  Draw a picture of yourself now, or what you think you will look like in the future.  Make predictions.  Have fun imagining your future self reading your letter!