Depending on where you teach, you may be celebrating the beginning of your summer break. If so, enjoy your well-deserved rest!
For many others, there is still the final push of a week, maybe even two. You can do it!
Invite students to write a letter to themselves to be opened a year from now. This is an opportunity for both reflection and goal-setting. Provide paragraph (or sentence) prompts that students can choose from. Consider the age of your students and set a suggested number: ideally a minimum of three.
- “I am grateful for…”
- “My favourite memory from this year is…”
- “My biggest challenge this year was…”
- “I am proud of…”
- “Next year, I want to…”
- “I predict…”
- “As I write this, I feel…”
Ask students to seal their letter in an envelope and write “Dear ____________. To be opened June 2025.” Pass the letters along to next year’s teacher or school.
P.S. Challenge yourself to write a letter to your future self too!