Label the pages of the notebook to coincide with the weeks of your school year, allowing two pages in the book per week.
Put the book in a place where it is easily accessible for adding new vocabulary words.
Older children will be adding to the book themselves. Instruct them how to enter the words into the book and where the book will be located.
Scan any reading material the child will be using for the week, looking for words that may be unfamiliar to them.
Write the words from the reading material in the notebook, making sure to leave space between words so that you may later add definitions and sentences.
Scan any lesson overviews for the week, looking for words that may be unfamiliar to the child.
Write the words from the lesson overviews in the notebook, making sure to leave space between words so that you may later add definitions and sentences.
Throughout the week, record any unfamiliar words that your child may come across through conversation, reading newspapers and magazines, and watching television.
In the notebook, record the definitions for the words in an organized manner using the printed or online dictionary.
Write sentences into the notebook, each employing a separate vocabulary word.
Record any additional information for each word that you find pertinent to your child's needs, such as word roots.