Real butterflies fly to Mexico, lay their eggs, and die. It is the “children” and “grandchildren” of the insects from USA that return in the spring.

Here’s a link to podcast en Espanol!

You’re standing in line to check out at Wal-Mart and the kids want all those fun things by the cash register. Sing a spelling song!

And if you don’t know any, here’s a chant or two you might try. [Think military march songs...]

There IS no A in they!

What did I just say?

There IS no A in they!

You start with THE.

You add a Y.

It changes sounds!

Don’t ask ME why!

There IS no A in they!

What’s that you say?

There IS no A in they!

[We make the letters ala YMCA with this one!}

It’s I

before E

except after C

or when sounding like A

as in NEIGHBOR and WEIGH.