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.
Guided journey with music.
Objective: To develop the ability to visualize. To begin to understand the work of an archaeologist.
Activity: Students will go on a guided journey with music. The script will take them through a search of an ancient site and the uncovering of an artifact, a treasure from the past. As you are reading the script, quietly place a small bag containing a shovel cut-out on each desk top.
