Free Rice
Posted: Saturday, December 29, 2007 by Travis Cody in
My dear friend Ann from Anndi's Luggage has been telling us all about the vocabulary game Free Rice since October. You can clink the link here or the button in my sidebar to go to the site. This is what you do...
1. Click on the answer that best defines the word.
2. If you get it right, you get a harder word. If wrong, you get an easier word.
3. For each word you get right, we donate 20 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.
Click the link to read more and to play. Since Oct 7, nearly 12 billion grains of rice have been donated.
My pal Matt from Bagwine Ruminations made this video to promote the website.
Go to Free Rice now and play the game. You might get a little smarter and you'll feed some people.
Edit:
As Matt points out, "Yo Travis...Just for the record, everyone should know that you wrote this. I merely tweeked the lyrics in a way so that I could comfortably spit the words out."
I forgot to give myself a writing credit! Me! A writer! Sheesh!
Matt did a superb job of condensing the lyrics into a pretty powerful message for his video. Here's the full version:
Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’,
That website keeps a'callin’,
To feed those who are starvin’,
Free Rice.
Freerice.com will hook ya.
Fight hunger won’t ya.
Play and improve somebody’s life.
Simple words or tough ones,
Select the definitions.
One word is 20 grains of rice.
Click the link, play the game
Guess the word, fill the bowl
Feed your brain, and the poor
Free Rice
Click the link, play the game
Guess the word, fill the bowl
Feed your brain, and the poor
Free Rice
Yearnin’ yearnin’ yearnin’
To help some needy children
With surplus we ain’t usin’.
Free Rice!
People across the nations
Since October the seventh
Have donated millions of grains.
With thanks to corporate sponsors
You can help end world hunger.
One word is 20 grains of rice.
Click the link, play the game
Guess the word, fill the bowl
Feed your brain, and the poor
Free Rice
Click the link, play the game
Guess the word, fill the bowl
Feed your brain, and the poor
Free Rice
Sing it to the theme from Rawhide. And while you're singing, click over and play Free Rice.
Yo Travis...Just for the record, everyone should know that you wrote this. I merely tweeked the lyrics in a way so that I could comfortably spit the words out. I'll make a similar post tomorrow. Cheers my good man!!