An extensionof the picture activity that I have used this last month is to have my 5th/6th grade Title I students bring in a picture example of our "word of the week". It can be one they have found on the internet, drawn themselves, or found in a book and copied. It really helps to show that they understand the meaning of the word.

My favorite example was one brought in by a 5th grade boy for the word "ban". Shortly after Valentine's Day, he brought in a Jonas Brothers valentine with the "no" symbol (circle with a slash) around one of the singer's heads!