Specials

I would love to hear how all of you handle the 'specials' for homeschooling. I know many of you join different programs with other homeschool kids, etc. I have planned a special for each day. We'll have music, vocabulary day, cooking, science, and art. For today, I'll share with you what Vocabulary Day is.
Each week I choose a new vocabulary word for the boys to learn. It is not a spelling word. I link it to a children's literature book, and then we talk about the word. I have a special 'vocabulary cape', that has the word on the back of it. The rest of the day and the week, we see how we can correctly use that word in a sentence.
I did this day when I taught first grade and it was so much fun! I can't wait to try it out at home!