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.

Ask the children to draw on one half of the page one of the best gifts they ever received

Objective: To have the children become more aware of the beauty of giving as well as receiving.

Activity: Have the children divide a piece of drawing paper in half. Title the paper: “One of the best gifts.” Ask the children to draw on one half of the page one of the best gifts they ever received and on the other half of the page a picture of one of the best fits they ever gave. Then ask the children to tell the stories of their pictures.

Assessment: Understanding shown by the stories they tell and details in the pictures.