After supper and my rather unsuccessful explanation of onomatopoeia, I turned to YouTube to search for a video that may assist my daughters better understand what onomatopoeia is. Thats where I found this short and adorable music video about onomatopoeia. Ill caution you, the song is type of catchy (if youre a five-year-old)..

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

Every night my children (ages 4 and 5) ask us all kinds of fascinating concerns. Some of them are about things that I havent believed about in a long time. Some of them arent easy to address in a way that they can comprehend.