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.

Have the children draw a picture of a person or animal

Objective: To have the children create a visual of the concept of nonverbal communication.

Activity: Have the children draw a picture of a person or animal so the viewer can tell what is being communicated. Have the children guess what communications was intended. Then post the pictures with the communications written underneath.

Assessment: The ability to depict a non-verbal communication accurately