There's something called SAT vocabulary word a day, or something close to that, which is like a daily calander with a cartoon and a SAT useful vocabulary word on each page. I made my own version of this using Michael Clay Thompson's classic literature vocabulary list of 100 most useful words for reading classic lit. (I'm actually only 1/4 way through the list but I only turn the page every few weeks so it's fine.). I made a page for each word, copied the online definition of it, thought of an illustration and copied it from google images. "countenance" got used a lot, and "prodigious" (enormous, stupendous). This week is "sublime" something so noble or beautiful you admire it. Sometimes at random my son reads the word of the week, sometimes at random the hubby, the boy, or I will work it into a conversation. Very lax.
I pinned this stack of papers on my wall. (literally)
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad296/Hablame_today/ed5b8bfa.jpgHere's the list:
Michael Clay Thompson 100 Classic words
http://www.rfwp.com/samples/100-classic-words.pdf
