Watch the following video by Mindy Bauer
Discuss
Read the book
Read the book to the class.
Discussing the sounds as you read.
Onomatopoeia is often used in poetry because it is so descriptive and helps us to imagine what is happening in the story or scene of the poem.
Afterwards write as many onomatopoeia words as the children can recall onto the whiteboard wall.
If you have time click on the button below to take you to a website where there are many examples of children's poems and rhymes that use onomatopoeia. See if the children can identify the words.
Discussing the sounds as you read.
Onomatopoeia is often used in poetry because it is so descriptive and helps us to imagine what is happening in the story or scene of the poem.
Afterwards write as many onomatopoeia words as the children can recall onto the whiteboard wall.
If you have time click on the button below to take you to a website where there are many examples of children's poems and rhymes that use onomatopoeia. See if the children can identify the words.