What’s the use in memorizing a word & its definition, if we don’t truly understand its meaning?

1.  Describe, explain and/or show an example of the vocabulary word.

2.  Ask students to think/pair/share and collaborate with their understanding of the meaning to the vocabulary word.

3.  Ask students to create a picture, symbol, or graphic in a vocabulary journal which represents their understanding of the word.

4.  Ask students to create a motion/movement and share the motion/movement with a fellow classmate while explaining their choice.

5.  Have students participate in interactive games/activities in which relate to the newly learned word(s).