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.
Listen to reading of "Just A Dream." Play soft music while students draw their "dream" for the world
Objective: Use of another medium to formulate the concept of how our actions do make a difference with the problem of municipal solid waste.
Activity: Students listen while the teacher reads Just A Dream. Once the book has been read, discuss the concepts presented. After the discussion, play soft background music while the students draw their "dream" for the world in which they live.
Assessment: Quality of discussion and "dream" drawings.