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.

Sing "The More We Get Together" & read Old Bear by Jane Hissey. Discuss the friends.

Objective: To develop the concept of friendship and qualities of friends by linking their own experiences to those in a book.

Activity: Sing the song, "The More We Get Together," using words/pictures in big book. Read Old Bear by Jane Hissey. Teacher leads discussion on friends in story. Use drawings to represent the students' responses about friendship.

Assessment: The interest & listening skills demonstrated, participation in song and discussion and accuracy of responses.