Use prediction to teach students a math lesson. Bring a quarter to class and let students examine it, noting the pictures for heads and tails. Toss the quarter into the air and show students how the quarter lands on either heads or tails. Ask students to predict whether the quarter will land on heads or tails, and tally the vote on the board. Toss the coin several times, asking students to predict which side the coin will fall on and noting the results.
Encourage students to use pictures to make predictions about the books and stories they read. Ask students to write a short story accompanied by pictures. Ask each student to show the pictures of their story to the class, and encourage students to predict what will happen in the students' story. Give students a chance to read their stories to the class and tell their peers if their predictions were correct.
Ask students to make predictions to help them better understand a scientific process. Fill a large glass bowl with cold water and another with hot water. Ask students to predict which bowl of ice cubes will melt the fastest, and write these predictions on the board. As students make their predictions, ask them to explain their reasoning. Place the ice cubes in the bowls and use a timer to determine which bowl melts the fastest. Talk about students' predictions and the actual results.
Ask students to predict how many blocks can be stacked into a tower before the blocks fall. Let each student make their prediction and write it on the board. Stack the blocks and see which student was correct. Let students work in groups to make predictions as they make their own block towers.