Letter to Future Self
Identify what your students hope to learn by the end of your unit or class.
Students are asked to write a letter to themselves reflecting on what they hope they will have learned and how they will feel about themselves at the end of the unit or the end of your class. Their letters can help teachers learn what content knowledge and which skills students are most interested in developing and what they hope they will have accomplished by the end of your class or unit.
This letter writing activity can be a creative way of soliciting student voice on the curriculum, while also encouraging students to set goals and stretch themselves as learners. For example, they might want to collaborate with a new classmate, use a new technology tool, or improve their presentation skills.
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Letter to Future Self
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Related Resources
Resources
4S Conversations (E2E)
Strengthen your relationships with other educators through structured conversation around desires and self-development.
Tool / Playbook
The Student Voice Toolkit
The Toolkit provides information about student voice — what it is, what it looks like in practice, how to support it, and how to measure it.
Resources
Telephone Pictionary
This classic group activity helps your young people practice listening and learn about each others sparks.