 In the prediction method, the teacher asks the students to make a prediction about what might happen in the lesson. For example, in a lesson about weather, the teacher might say, look outside. Do you think it might rain today? The students might say, the sky is dark and cloudy. So I think it will rain. For yesterday it was cloudy in the morning but the sun came out later. So I don't think it's going to rain. At a later time, they check their predictions to see what actually happened. Making predictions helps students learn how to think about different possibilities and what is likely to happen.