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.

Three Little Pigs Comparisons

Objective: To use a familiar story, "The Three Little Pigs," to relate the concepts of housing and the consequences of poor housing design.

Activity: 1. Play the song, "The Three Little Pigs," by LL Cool J. 2. Have students recall and act out the events of the story. 3. Have students reflect on what happened to the pigs' houses when the wolf huffed and puffed. 4. In small groups, have students discuss the pigs' houses as to how and why one was stronger than the others. Discuss the differences in the houses, materials they were made of, size, etc. 5. Have students compare their own house or apartment to the pigs' houses.

Assessment: All students recall the story of "The Three Little Pigs" and discuss why the pigs' houses were not secure.