On a related 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 trainee video production contests.

After dinner and my somewhat unsuccessful explanation of onomatopoeia, I turned to YouTube to look for a video that may assist my children much better comprehend what onomatopoeia is. Thats where I discovered this short and charming video about onomatopoeia. Ill alert you, the song is type of catchy (if youre a five-year-old)..

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 understand.