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

Every night my daughters (ages 4 and 5) ask us all kinds of fascinating questions. 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 understand.

After supper and my rather unsuccessful description of onomatopoeia, I turned to YouTube to search for a video that may assist my daughters much better understand what onomatopoeia is. Thats where I discovered this charming and brief video about onomatopoeia. Ill warn you, the tune is sort of catchy (if youre a five-year-old)..