Saturday, February 12, 2011

A Spectacular, Expanding, Voracious Vocabulary

Noah's use of language has perplexed me lately, as he has been aquiring new vocabulary at an incredible capacity. Granted, I tend to use colorful, dramatic language in the classroom to expose the kiddos to all kinds of speech. Some recent highlights:   (please keep in mind Noah just turned eight)

"Miss Rachel. I would like to draw pictures of the tadpole in my non-fiction text. But not all the pictures, only the ones that are most astonishing to me."

"It has been raining all morning. It is a dismal day."

"How long do you need me to hold this paper? I am exasperated."

Looks like our lesson on the use of synonyms has practical application after all :)

1 comment:

  1. I'm just so frightened.

    You are brilliant my beautiful friend - and your blog is a source of such joy for me. Wow!

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