Kids Can Build Vocabulary While Feeding the Hungry!

One of my son's homework assignments tonight was to play on FreeRice.com and practice his vocabulary skills, which doesn't really sound like a whole lot of fun to a 2nd grader and indeed he protested all the way to the computer. Once he realized that with every correct answer he was contributing food to the hungry, his attitude changed! Tonight my son contributed 1000 grains of rice through this program launched by the UN World Food Program!

If your child doesn't have an allowance and wants to help starving children, this is the perfect way to get them involved. If vocabulary isn't something they wish to practice, they can opt for math questions instead. There are also geography, chemistry and English grammar quizzes to complete for grains of rice! To be exact, it's 10 grains of rice per correct answer. If your child gets an answer wrong, the next question becomes a little less intense. If they answer correctly, they increase the level slightly to challenge their learning. Basically everyone wins!

I share a lot of links here, but this one really makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I wish I'd known about it before today!