https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:27:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-learn-certain-types-of-words-first#post-382637 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:46:57 +0000 glimmersnaps 382637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think colors and shapes are somewhat abstract. DS started with with nouns like "Mama", so many animals, and everyday objects like "shoe" and "water". He moved on to verbs like "drink", "eat", "jump". Next came simple combinations like "Mama sleepy"</p> <p>I've read that boys tend to pick up more singular words first while girls tend toward phrases. It's been true for the babies in our family. I'm sure there are always exceptions, but it's interesting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-learn-certain-types-of-words-first#post-382293 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:03:12 +0000 808love 382293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we did animals, body parts. letters. Shapes and colors came right after the alphabet. Then numbers. I was excited about colors b c now we can play I spy something....orange. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-learn-certain-types-of-words-first#post-381009 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:23:55 +0000 mamimami 381009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's all about motivation level. First he learned mama, papa and animal sounds and he's moved on to a lot of other things, but somehow words like cookie, donut and cupcake he got after hearing just one time and things like colors he recognizes but won't say! Words like broccoli will probably never happen lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-learn-certain-types-of-words-first#post-380878 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:46:15 +0000 chopsuey 380878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo learned who we are first, then food items, body parts, animals.. I guess teaching in groups is easier! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-learn-certain-types-of-words-first#post-380792 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:06:18 +0000 Maysprout 380792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO LOVES animals - she learned the words for a bunch of diff ones in french and english and will say a few as well as does the signs for a bunch.</p> <p>Her next favorite is body parts - she says a few but recognizes a lot in both french and english.</p> <p>However, stuff like colors and shapes I've tried a bunch of times and she just doesn't care at all! </p> <p>Did your LO learn words in groups like that too? </p>