Why Wall Charts?

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Having competent teachers is important. But a competent teacher with quality textbooks but no teaching aid (wall charts) is like a carpenter with a good tack hammer but no nails.

Wall charts are large graphics or posters designed for display on a wall as a teaching aid or source of information.  Put differently, a wall chart is a type of large poster often displaying information for educational use. Wall charts’ existence dates back to the 1840s. Continue reading

Celebrating Easter with Your Kids

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Easter is a religious holiday celebrated annually by Christians all over the world to commemorate the story of Jesus Christ and his resurrection after execution.

Traditionally, Easter celebration also features (Easter) egg decorating and the Easter egg hunt. The Easter egg is symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter eggs are also dyed red to represent the blood of Jesus Christ that was shed on the cross. Continue reading

Preparing your Pupils for the 2017 National Common Entrance Examination

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The 2017 National Common Entrance Examination into Jss1 of Federal Government Colleges and Federal Science and Technical Colleges is around the corner. Registration is on already and is closing on the 27th March 2017. The date of examination is Saturday 8th April 2017.

Parents and Heads of Primary Schools should visit NECO State Offices nationwide to obtain Scratch Cards for Registration.

For adequate and effective preparation for this examination, schools, parents and guardians are strongly enjoined to get copies of Lantern Revision Tests To Common Entrance Examinations. Continue reading

Book of the Week: King Jaja of Opobo

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This is an inspirational story of the famous King Jaja of Opobo. It chronicles the trials and triumph of Jaja Opobo. Although Jaja Opobo was enslaved at an early age, he rose to become a brilliant business man and eventually a king. Continue reading