We recently stumbled upon the website: FreeRice.com and spent close to an hour playing its vocabulary game. For every word definition you get correct, 20 grains of rice are donated to the United Nations World Food Program. The combination of learning, competing and doing something good for the world makes it an unbeatable combo for us.
Some words were easy, like "ecru" and "chutzpah" (we haven't lived in NYC for more than a decade for nothing!). Some we learned: who knew "concrescence" means "growing together"? And others like "mahout" (an elephant driver) will come in handy when we finally take that dream vacation to India.
This is a great way to pass a few minutes on a dull day at work or for a teen to prep for the SAT. We are warning you: FreeRice.com is TOTALLY ADDICTIVE!
Some words were easy, like "ecru" and "chutzpah" (we haven't lived in NYC for more than a decade for nothing!). Some we learned: who knew "concrescence" means "growing together"? And others like "mahout" (an elephant driver) will come in handy when we finally take that dream vacation to India.
This is a great way to pass a few minutes on a dull day at work or for a teen to prep for the SAT. We are warning you: FreeRice.com is TOTALLY ADDICTIVE!
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