Free Rice
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:18 am
I wasn't sure where this should go, and couldn't find it anywhere else in the forum, so here it is.
http://freerice.com/ is a fantastic website where you answer trivia questions under the subjects of vocabulary, grammar, literature, famous paintings, foreign languages (French, Spanish, German, Italian), world countries, world capitals, world flags, arithmetic, maths, and chemistry. Each question is multiple choice and has difficulty levels 1-10, for example, from vocabulary level 1:
pond means:
Forest, small lake, dried grape, or queen?
So on it's own this site is a good way to practice trivia under the subjects mentioned.
What is most noteworthy, however, is that every time you answer a question correctly, 10 grains of rice are donated to the World Food Programme (sponsored through ads which appear each time you answer a question). It's a truly wonderful way to motivate learning for anyone. The questions, at the right level, are not too hard, and it is one of the easiest ways a child at home with internet access can help make a difference to someone suffering from hunger.
Anyway, I wasn't sure if people were aware of this site, but I think it's a great way for children (or anyone, really) to practice what they know, learn new things, and most importantly, use their knowledge to help someone starving get food.
http://freerice.com/ is a fantastic website where you answer trivia questions under the subjects of vocabulary, grammar, literature, famous paintings, foreign languages (French, Spanish, German, Italian), world countries, world capitals, world flags, arithmetic, maths, and chemistry. Each question is multiple choice and has difficulty levels 1-10, for example, from vocabulary level 1:
pond means:
Forest, small lake, dried grape, or queen?
So on it's own this site is a good way to practice trivia under the subjects mentioned.
What is most noteworthy, however, is that every time you answer a question correctly, 10 grains of rice are donated to the World Food Programme (sponsored through ads which appear each time you answer a question). It's a truly wonderful way to motivate learning for anyone. The questions, at the right level, are not too hard, and it is one of the easiest ways a child at home with internet access can help make a difference to someone suffering from hunger.
Anyway, I wasn't sure if people were aware of this site, but I think it's a great way for children (or anyone, really) to practice what they know, learn new things, and most importantly, use their knowledge to help someone starving get food.
