Remember that you are competing with the world of high graphic video games.  PowerPoint Presentations can help any lesson plan.

New Vocabulary

Put the new vocabulary on a PowerPoint Presentation.  Have the word come out in flashing letter followed by the definition and picture of the actual word you are trying to teach them.  Anything audio will benefit your lesson here.

Building Prior Knowledge

Using google.com, paste images of the subject of the lesson into your PowerPoint Presentation.  Bring the subject to life. 

Click here to get an idea of what a PowerPoint Presentation can look like.  Take note of the graphics and the presentation of a new vocabulary word.  You may find more examples of PowerPoint Presentations through google.com.