Provide a metaview, lifting students into a wider view of the concept. Use another medium (not reading or writing) to connect students' personal knowing to the concept (i.e. visual arts, music, movement, metaphor, etc.) Involve learners in reflective production that blends the emotional and the cognitive.
Listen to The Giving Tree and discussion of story.
Objective: To formulate the concepts of growth and development of a tree through another medium.
Activity: Students listen as teacher reads The Giving Tree. In the discussion that follows, emphasis is placed on visual imagery, feelings that were aroused, the sequence of events, and the main idea.
