On an associated note, Next Vista for Learning hosts an excellent video description of onomatopoeia. The video was produced by a high school trainee for one of Next Vistas numerous 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 simple to respond to in a way that they can understand.

After supper and my rather unsuccessful explanation of onomatopoeia, I turned to YouTube to attempt to find a video that might help my daughters much better comprehend what onomatopoeia is. Thats where I discovered this short and adorable music video about onomatopoeia. Ill alert you, the song is kind of catchy (if youre a five-year-old)..