winter tree drawn with oil pastel--suggests Y-trees; draw large Y for the trunk, add more Ys using the branches of first Y, keep adding them, make trunk thicker at bottom tapering as it goes up.
It's one thing to teach concepts like characters, setting, and plot. Most kids get these without too much trouble, but it's another thing to teach your kids to find the theme of a piece of literature. This higher level thinking, much more abstract re