Many of todays youth are used to getting whatever they want, even the luxury of going to school in an air conditioned building is a privilege they take for granted. FreeRice.com is a great way to introduce your kids to the joy of giving, while letting them learn too! This website offers a variety of subject areas, from vocabulary to human anatomy and foreign languages. They display multiple choice questions and for every one you get correct they donate 10 grains of rice to the World Food Program. The more you get right the more difficult they become. I use this as a review method in my classes. I will even have contests to see who can donate the most in one day, my classes have really got behind this, they enjoy the idea of helping hungry children around the world. 10 grains doesn't seem like much, but it only takes about 1000 grains to feed one person for a whole day! Thats only 100 questions! This is a great cost free way to make donations, since the rice is funded by the advertisments on each page. I think it's a great way to get your kids involved in the worldwide issue of hunger and a sneaky way for them to learn! Definitely click over and check it out! You will probably find yourself sitting and answering questions when you do! I did.
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