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.

A Metaphor Activity.

Objective: To have the children visualize the idea of change.

Activity: A Metaphor Activity.
Ask the children to complete the following sentence:
Change is like _________, because ______________.
They can either do this alone, in pairs or in groups.

Assessment: Clarity of understanding of the concept as illustrated by the metaphor. Be sure to spend some time understanding the children’s answers. Often we do not allow them to tell us how they process and many times their thinking is far more profound than we imagine, or even could come up with ourselves.