On an associated note, Next Vista for Learning hosts an excellent video explanation of onomatopoeia. The video was produced by a high school student for one of Next Vistas many trainee video production contests.

Every night my children (ages 4 and 5) ask us all kinds of fascinating concerns. Some of them are about things that I have not thought about in a long time. Some of them arent easy to respond to in a way that they can comprehend.

After supper and my rather unsuccessful description of onomatopoeia, I turned to YouTube to look for a video that might help my daughters better comprehend what onomatopoeia is. Thats where I discovered this charming and short music video about onomatopoeia. Ill warn you, the song is type of catchy (if youre a five-year-old)..