Words, words, words...

A while ago I posted Jack's compendium of words. I thought it was time to update. Our methodology is pretty straight-forward. He must be able to identify what we are saying and say it himself. So for "bear," we first turn to a page in a book with animals on it and say "where's the bear?" If he points to it, he's halfway home. We then turn to another picture of a bear and ask him what it is, if he says "bear," it goes on the list. This works well for nouns, not so much for verbs, adjectives, adverbs, gerunds or prepositions. There are, however, some definite verbs, that he unmistakably knows, e.g., DOWN.

As in, get me the hell out of this high chair before I lose it Papa, I can't take another bite of cheese or pasta or blueberry, I want.....DOWN.

One additional note: Margarita, Super Nanny, is not here to give me the Spanish side of Jack's vocabulary. I am sure she will be miffed that we did not include his lista de palabras, but we can update in a later posting.

So, here is Jack's vocabulary (that we, his adoring and yet both-working parents, know of) as of August 1, 2010 :

Animals (by far the largest and most popular category, until he learns that cars can be subdivided into additional categories, makes, and models):

Bear

Bird

Duck

Frog

Cat

Dog

Fish

Owl (and Bujo)

Cow

Bunny

Burro

Lion

Tiger

Elephant

Koala

Penguin

People

Tucker

Jack

Jake

Papa

Daddy

Baby

Grandma (which is pronounced "baba" and also means framed picture...don't ask)

Teacher

Body Parts

Belly (his first body part)

Ear

Eye

Toe

Foot

Nose

Tail (from the Burro...)

Colors

Yellow (far and away the favorite and go to color)

Blue

Purple

Black

Verbs

Vamos

Adverbs

Up

Down

Again

Miscellany

Shoes (and zapatos)

Agua

Cheese (which is a homophone for "fish" in Jack's lexicography)

Livro (and book)

Park

Zoo

Ball (perhaps his most favorite word of all time)

Truck

car

Vroom (verb - meaning to go; noun - anything with wheels or locomotion)

Tractor

Bicycle (pronounced BI-cull)

Flower (pronounced, rather Germanically, as Blauer)

Train

Wheel

Hat