Patricia Kapps, M. Ed, NBCT

Mother, Language Teacher, and Budding Linguist. Be patient.... I’ve recently begun collecting toddler quotes to track language development. It’s fascinating!

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Just a grammar nerd excited about cultivating a future generation of grammar nerds with my rep @MeganBurdick1 🤓 @IXLLearning #ixllive

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Quick morphology lesson this morning 😉 #ENL #grammar #morphology https://t.co/IxQ7enMlcb

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Me: Ugh, our house is a mess.
3yo: Yeah, our house *is* the best.
#misheard #toddlertruth

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#jakiokapps : Momma! I can’t sleep. The turtles are too loud!

Me: Turtles? What are they saying?

Jak: Ribbit, Ribbit

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“Mommy needs to get to school early, so we’re gonna swing by Dunkin Donuts”

#jakiokapps “Ok, but I want a circle structure donut, not a ball”

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#jakbabyk : I have nails *pounding toy hammer*
And I have nails *scratching fingernails on wood*

#homophone

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#jakbabyk : Momma, you’re my best friend. #justcute

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#jakbabyk : Rocco has a tail, but Tobi doesn’t have a tail! #conjunctions #comparison #descriptivedetails

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Me: Tomorrow, you can tell Grandma “Happy Mother’s Day.”
#jakbaby: It will be a mad mother’s day. We’re gonna be crying.

What the what?

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Jak: *lays with his ear on my belly* what’s that noise!?
Me: that’s the baby moving
#jakbabyk : Mommy! You ate my brother!?

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#jakbabyk : Daddy, do you like KFC?
Daddy : Yes, Jak.
Jak : hmm *taps his chin and thinks* Daddy, do you like diarrhea?

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*Daddy’s hanging drywall on the ceiling*
#jakbabyk : What’s he doing?
Me: He’s hanging drywall.
Jak : That’s not drywall, that’s dry ceiling!

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#jakbabyk : My #FlinstoneVitamins help me grow big. Me: Yes they do. Jak: *Holding travel size bottle of baby Asprin* Is this Daddy’s little bottle? Me: Yes. Jak: Does it make him grow little?

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In Church #jakbabyk : Can we play baseball?
Me: No, this is church. Jak : Does Jesus have a baseball?

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*driving to daycare and see sunrise*
#jakbabyk : Mom! The colors are back!!

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#jakbabyk : It’s raining Me: It’s just sprinkling Jak: what!? Are we have donuts!?

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*Walking back from communion*
#jakbabyk : I love-a to eat-a with Jesus!

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Lazara Morales #solvayhighschool representing Assemblywoman @PamelaHunter128 addresses the Assembly during debate! #PRHYLI2019 #midrbern @ocmboces #FortheLoveofLanguages

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Oscar Sudilovsky @IthacaNYSchools adds to the debate! #PRHYLI2019 #midrbern @ocmboces #FortheLoveofLanguages

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Thank you Commissioner @MaryEllenElia @NYSEDNews for joining our Institute today!! Every year you spend time with us!! we appreciate you!! Beautiful memories!! #midrbern @ocmboces #FortheLoveofLanguages @Bville_Bees @IthacaNYSchools #proctorpride #PRHYLI2019