Write a letter to your future self

Did your teachers ever have you write a letter to your future self and then mail it to you years later? If so, share your experience in the comments below.  Writing you to your future self is a great reflective activity for kids and adults.  The modern way of doing this is by email.

Futureme.org provides a simple template for composing an email to yourself and setting a date for its delivery.  Here are a few ideas for students to use this as a goal setting or reflective activity.

1)  6th-grade students write a letter and have it delivered to themselves at the beginning of 8th grade.  What was their impression of their first year of jr. high?  What were the highlights?  Challenges?  What would they like to accomplish during their last year of 8th grade?

2)  8th-grade students reflect about their jr. high experience.  How have they grown and changed?  What are their favorite memories?  What are their goals for high school and beyond?   Have this letter delivered around their graduation time from high school.

Since the letter will be sent to an email address, it needs to be sent to a student's personal email, or their parent's email.  (Once they leave CCSD59, their school email will no longer exist. Also, their school email accounts will block out emails from outside the organization.) Once you verify your address, you will get a window asking to donate to the site.  Don't let this scare you off...it is optional! Just click on "No Thanks" at the bottom, and the letter will still be sent.