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

Every night my children (ages 4 and 5) ask us all kinds of interesting questions. Some of them are about things that I havent believed about in a long time. Some of them arent easy to respond to in a method that they can understand.

After supper and my rather unsuccessful explanation 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 short and charming music video about onomatopoeia. Ill caution you, the song is type of catchy (if youre a five-year-old)..