Context Clues
Lucy knows a lot of words and when to use them, but not exactly what some of them mean:
• Sneezes, says, "I think I have a cold." Pause. "Granny, what's a cold?"
• While hiding in our blanket igloo from a snow monster: "Mom, I think we better split up." Me, impressed with her sneakiness: "Good idea." Lu, impressed and confused: "But Mom, what's 'split up?'"
• In the car, Granny points out the traffic. Lu concurs, then asks what traffic is.
Vocabulary aside, her grammar is mind-blowing. She uses the following tenses: past, imperfect (past continuous), subjunctive, present perfect, conditional and some others I don't know. She can describe what she wants to do, what she's done and what she will be doing (oh and what she'd prefer to be doing in the future).
• Sneezes, says, "I think I have a cold." Pause. "Granny, what's a cold?"
• While hiding in our blanket igloo from a snow monster: "Mom, I think we better split up." Me, impressed with her sneakiness: "Good idea." Lu, impressed and confused: "But Mom, what's 'split up?'"
• In the car, Granny points out the traffic. Lu concurs, then asks what traffic is.
Vocabulary aside, her grammar is mind-blowing. She uses the following tenses: past, imperfect (past continuous), subjunctive, present perfect, conditional and some others I don't know. She can describe what she wants to do, what she's done and what she will be doing (oh and what she'd prefer to be doing in the future).
2 Comments:
Learning, Learning, Learning!!!!!!I It's all about learning. And she is learning. I just hate it when the 3 year old asks me a "why" question that I cannot answer.
She is into the "why" stage of her life, and we/I just do not have answers.
Loving, cariing and perfect, (well almost perfect) she is, and hugs and kisses are wonderful for this "big" little girl. I love her a lot.
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I'm worried. I'm pretty sure, Lucy is ALREADY smarter than me...and she's only three freaking years old.
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