The Parenting Patch: Where Parents Grow

Writing is not sounds written down. The primary function of English spelling is to represent meaning. Sounds do matter, but not...

  As an undergraduate, I decided that I wanted to write my one grammar book one day. After years of study,...

I love baking cookies for special occasions throughout the year. I especially enjoy sugar cookies, and I have cookies cutters for...

<tract> “draw, drag, move,” from stem of trahere “to pull, draw” Words Sums Tract -> tract Tract + s -> tracts Tract +...

Valentine’s Day is only two short weeks away. My kids and I have been reading valentine-themed books since the beginning of...

<augur(e)> “predict, foretell” from French inauguration and directly from Late Latin inaugurationem, presumably originally “installment under good omens,” from in– “on,...

I associate cinnamon with the Christmas holiday. I also love watching and reading The Grinch with my kiddos. I have previously...

Loved by some. Despised by many. Fruitcake means the holiday season! Ingredients 4 ounces of dried prunes 4 ounces of dried...

<thank> “thought, gratitude; think, feel,” from Old English þancian, þoncian, compare related Old English noun þanc, þonc Words Sums Thank + s -> thanks Thank...

My family and I love Halloween! We have been planning our costumes for months. In the past, we have dressed as...