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.
Develop awareness and understanding of friendships.
Objective: Develop awareness and understanding of friendships.
Activity:
A) Read to the class "Fox and the Hound" teacher guided characteristic that each character had and those they had in common.
B) Groups of children reading the same book to make similar comparisons (ex. Charlotte's Web, Bridge to Terabithia, Where the Red Fern Grows, etc.).
C) Create skit, mime or dance to represent how they feel as a best friend.
