Increase your students' vocabulary while helping end hunger!

Do you have students who absolutely love words and are always trying to increase their vocabularies? Perhaps you have students who aren't too fond of spelling or word usage but have a very competitive nature? Then encourage them to check out FreeRice.com!

Here's how it works: A word is displayed in bold and four words or phrases are listed beneath. Pick the word or phrase that defines or is synonymous with the bolded word. The more you get right, the harder each vocab word gets! It's that simple. If you get a question wrong, it may reappear a while later to let you have another chance to get it right. For each correct answer, ten grains of rice are donated through the United Nations World Food Program to help abolish world hunger!

If you have extra time during class, project the website on a white screen and make it a group effort! Have students raise their hands to give the best answer. Perhaps use each bolded word in a sentence and pick one at the end of the day to be the "word of the day" or "word of the week." Let students who use the word correctly in everyday speech pick something from a goodie bag, or just let that word be a bonus word for a spelling test!

Free Rice recently branched out to include other subjects besides just vocabulary, including Art, Chemistry, English, Geography, Language Arts, and Math! Once your students are familiar with how the "game" works, branch out to other subjects. The English Grammar section is great for reaffirming punctuation rules and word usage.

What better way to increase your students' vocabulary than with a healthy dose of philanthropy and fun in the mix? To find out more about this great cause and learning opportunity, check out Free Rice's Facts and Questions page.