On a related note, Next Vista for Learning hosts a great video explanation of onomatopoeia. The video was produced by a high school trainee for one of Next Vistas many student video creation contests.

Every night my children (ages 4 and 5) ask us all type of fascinating concerns. A few of them have to do with things that I have not considered in a long time. A few of them arent simple to address in such a way that they can understand. And some of them are a bit of both. That was case one night recently when my five-year-old asked, “whats onomatopoeia imply?” I did my best to discuss that it is a word like “moo” that is produced from the sound that it makes..

After supper and my somewhat unsuccessful description of onomatopoeia, I turned to YouTube to search for a video that might help my daughters much better comprehend what onomatopoeia is. Thats where I found this charming and brief music video about onomatopoeia. Ill caution you, the tune is sort of catchy (if youre a five-year-old)..