I chose some words like tired, kiss, hungry and delicious.  I took an index card and wrote the word delicious on one side.  I flipped it over and listed some synonyms such as delectable, savory, ambrosial, and tasty.  I told the children the new words and told them that instead of always saying the meal is delicious we would use these instead.  It is just precious to see a two year old tell you that the meal was savory.  By teaching words in this way, you can increase your baby's vocabulary and understanding of words easily and rapidly.

When it was time for bed the children were no longer tired, they were tuckered out and bushed.

I also taught them that when they wanted to speak to me privately or alone that they needed to talk to me tete a tete.  Learning new vocabulary is just a game and it is fun.  I congratulate the children on their choices of new words.

I haven't done this for sometime with my little ones but the other day my oldest was playing school with my 2 year old.  She is learning the different bones in the body in health currently and was teaching my 2 year old the names of the muscles and the bones.  For several days she kept waving her fingers at me and saying, "Phalanges."  At first I didn't know what she was saying.  You know how 2 year old talk can sometimes be.  My 13 year old came in and showed off her student's new knowledge of her body parts.  She could properly identify her phalanges, deltoids, triceps, biceps, abdominals and her gluteus maximus.  It reminded me of how much fun it is to teach little children. They are such eager and wonderful students as long as we make it fun for them.