Predictions

Why:

By getting better at making accurate predictions, we feel more in control and ready for what life offers us.

Warm-Up:

What is one prediction you have for yourself, and one for the world, in one year? How about in 5 years?

Exploration:

Our minds are constantly making predictions to help meet our needs, for everything from when our next meal will be to which future goal is worth working for. Making good predictions is a useful skill. It helps us feel like the world makes sense and that we can prepare for ups and downs. What are some predictions you have for your life next month, next year, or in 5 or 10 years? For fun, try using the website www.futureme.org to email these predictions to your future self, and see what you got right and wrong!

Additional Resources

For a fun extension, you can explore famous predictions that have been made (rightly or wrongly) by others, or find a video like this one, in which designers of the 1930s predicted fashion trends for the year 2000:

(Please review the video in advance to make sure it's appropriate for your audience)

In the year 2000: Fashion Predictions from 1939

What did they get wrong and right?