A Closing Poem from Thomas, “Cascadian Lyric”
To close out this month’s Ask Cozy Grammar session, Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma reads a poem called “Cascadian Lyric.”
How to Remember the Difference Between Me and I
Carlos asks, “How do we know if we should use me or I?” Here Thomas gives a simple and cozy way to remember the difference between me and I.
Our Free Online Spelling Course
Are you looking for a free English spelling course online that you can use with your family or yourself? Check out our Free Cozy Spelling Course, a comprehensive 36-course that encourages student to listen, look, write, and learn.
How Do We Create Sub-Accounts in Cozy Grammar?
In a recent Ask Cozy Grammar session, Erica H. wanted to know to set up sub-accounts in Cozy Grammar for family members. Here Thomas gives a step-by-step overview.
Why Teach in Many Different Ways? An Answer from Avvaiyar
Donya asks, “Why is it important to teach in many different ways?” Here’s an answer from Thomas, drawing on the wisdom found in a poem by the Tamil woman, poet, and saint, Avvaiyar.
How and Why Cozy Grammar Came to Be
In a recent Ask Cozy Grammar session, Angie F. wanted to know more about Cozy Grammar and its courses. Here Thomas gives an overview of how Cozy Grammar came to be.
What is an Essay and How to Get Started
Whether you or your students are in school, homeschooling, unschooling, or just learning on your own, at some point you’re bound to face the question, “What is an essay?” Here’s Marie’s simple definition and a surprising second definition from Thomas. What is an essay? The powerful possibility of calmness.
Need Grammar Help? | Resources for Students Learning at Home
With so many of us now learning from home, have you found yourself needing grammar help, resources, ideas, or support for your kids? Do you want to learn or teach language in ways that inspire creativity and confidence? Send us your question and we’ll answer it in a video!
What is the Best Way To Learn English Spelling?
Priti M. asks, “What is the best way to learn English spelling? Children always have problems with spelling. What is the best way to teach them?” Here are three keys from Thomas
How To Determine Long Vowel Sounds
Audrine recently asked about how to determine long vowel sounds for an exercise in our Free Cozy Spelling Course. Check out this in-depth answer from Thomas. The key, he explains, lies in our ears.
What Is Your Teaching Experience and Background?
Dennis E. asks, “What is your teaching experience and background?” Here Thomas describes his experience with grammar and language, explaining how he brings his life’s work as a writer to his work for Cozy Grammar.
Singular vs Plural Verbs and Singular vs Plural Nouns
This question comes from Rosie C., writing from the UK. Rosie has asked a wonderful question about some of the exercises. In Lesson 9 of the Basic Cozy Grammar Course, we discuss the topic of singular versus plural verbs. What makes clings singular and cling plural? And what makes knocks singular and knock plural?
Whose or Who’s? 3 Ways to Remember Grammar Easily
Even the brightest students of English grammar can become confused about whose or who’s. In fact, a student from Kahului, Maui, recently asked me to clarify the difference in an Ask Cozy Grammar video. After you take a peek, I’ll share three keys I’ve discovered to remembering grammar easily, keys you can easily use with your students.
Cozy Grammar for Teens
Anita C. from Garrettson, SD, asks, “What is the best way to make this course effective and yet run independently for my teen?” Here are three sets of suggestions that address each of these two things: the effective teaching—the effective learning—part of the question, as well as the independent part of the question—the honoring of independence.
How Ask Cozy Grammar Works
Crystal from Belfast writes, “We don’t have a question in particular, but were curious to see how the Q & A sessions go, so we can be prepared for when we do have a question.” So here’s a brief overview as to how Ask Cozy Grammar works.
Quotation Marks and their Intriguing and “Strange” History
A topic that can sometimes intimidate students (or their teacher or parents!) is how to use quotation marks in a sentence. Everything seems fine till you need to combine quotation marks with other kinds of punctuation marks, like periods and commas. Does the final period go inside or outside the quotation marks? Here’s our answer.