The fun spirit of reading seems to be fast dying among the present day generation. In the past, kids used to count all their savings and allowances to buy story books and comics, sadly this is no more the case. Reading helps them in building their vocabulary as well as their imagination making them smarter in everything they do. It also educates them on different cultures, fables and tales from different parts of the world which helps them to have a stronger value system as well as morals. Now a days, parents are too busy in the office or in the home to have time to tell their children folktales which they (The parents) may have grown up on that improved our value system. Nigerian folktales about the Tortoise, The lion, The hare, The hyena, The Monkey etc are rich in lessons vital in building up the Morals and Value system of kids as well as teaches us on our norms and local beliefs which are important in preserving our cultures. During this long Holiday with your kids, we would like to hereby appeal to Parents and Guardians to please make out time to encourage your children to read even if it were for just 40minutes (depending on their age and attention span) If you don't have access to books, here are some interesting and educative websites that have a wide range of stories that may appeal to your ward, Remember: by doing so you are improving their vocabulary- spellings, helping them to learn new words, pronunciations etc.
Goodnight stories
Kidsites
Childrens eLibrary
Harrypotter-scholastic
Inkless tales
African Tales
Animated tales
Nigerian Folktales for the older kids
Kids fables
Short Aesop Fables
You can also keep them entertained with crossword puzzles, wordsearch games etc on these sites:
Puzzle choice for kids
Funtrivia crosswords
Crossword Fun
Christian wordsearch games
Islamic wordsearch for kids
Have a blessed and Very happy Holiday with your kids! don't forget to keep them busy and help them grow mentally and morally.
Zahrah Buba Atare.
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