Celebrate Reading Milestones with Kindle FreeTime
Friday, October 07, 2016
For the longest time, I always believed that I was born in the wrong time period. When I was younger, I thought I most definitely belonged in the 50's and 60's when foxtrot, swing, hand jive and cha cha were all the rage. Now, in the 21st century, I can't help but think how much I would have thrived as a student today surrounded by educational technology and innovative ideas. Take, for example, the all-new Kindle E-reader. With its thin and ultra light design, kids can keep up with their latest novel study by reading an e-book version without screen glare, making it easy on the eyes. And because it holds thousands of books and boasts a battery that lasts for weeks, they can enjoy their own personal mobile library anywhere they go without distractions such as alerts or notifications. But what makes this device all the more innovative is the built-in Kindle FreeTime feature.
It's not screen time - it's book time
The Kindle FreeTime feature allows parents to set up profiles for their children and set reading goals. For example, you could set their daily reading goal to 30 minutes and, if they achieve that goal, they will be rewarded with achievement badges. Because you can customize these goals, you can slowly increase them as your child grows in their reading ability. Badges and personalized goals would have been a big motivator for me as a reluctant reader, I am sure. Parents are kept in the loop with a progress report that shows total time spent reading, number of words looked up, badges earned, and books read. Plus, they can rest assured that their kids are enjoying books in a simple, fun, and safe environment, knowing that they cannot access the browser or make purchases in the Kindle Store thanks to best-in-class parental controls.
While families can celebrate reading milestones with Kindle FreeTime achievement badges, kids reading their first chapter books can tackle more challenging books with a little help from Word Wise. Available on many popular English language titles, Word Wise provides short and simple definitions that automatically appear above difficult words, making it easier to enjoy and quickly understand what they are reading. They can also tap on a word to bring up a simple card with definitions, synonyms, and more, improving their vocabulary.
Win a $100 Amazon.ca Gift Card!
To help you and your little ones celebrate reading milestones with Kindle FreeTime, one lucky reader will win a $100 Amazon.ca gift card! This could be used to purchase the all-new Kindle E-reader, which currently retails for $79.99, a protective cover or even to update your e-library. Simply leave a comment on this post sharing what you love most about the all-new Kindle E-reader or the Kindle FreeTime feature and complete the Rafflecopter form below. Open to residents of Canada, excluding Quebec.
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Disclosure: I received product samples and other perks to help facilitate this review. Any opinions expressed in this post are my own.
Disclosure: I received product samples and other perks to help facilitate this review. Any opinions expressed in this post are my own.
169 COMMENTS
I like the fact that the battery lasts longer - much longer.
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I love being able to set reading goals with the Kindle FreeTime. That's brilliant.
ReplyDeleteI like being able to set reading goals for the kids with the Kindle Free Time. What an awesome idea.
ReplyDeleteI love that the Kindle free time tool gives kids a sense of achievement and allows kids to read on a device without distractions!
ReplyDeleteI like that I can set reading goals for my kids. Something that would be useful for them and me.
ReplyDeleteLove that you can set up reading profiles and goals - great for encouraging my niece to read for sure! (Judy Cowan)
ReplyDeleteLOVE how it allows parents to set up profiles for their children!! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteReading goals and long battery life
ReplyDeleteI like that I can set reading goals and that they send progress reports to parents.
ReplyDeleteI like its thin and ultra light design, and the extra long use battery!
ReplyDeleteI like that it boasts a battery that lasts for weeks
ReplyDeleteFlorence C
I love that FreeTime encourages kids to read with goals and rewards
ReplyDeleteI like that you can set up reading profiles and set reading goals for you and your kids!
ReplyDeleteI like that you can set daily reading goals!
ReplyDeleteLove the parental features and the fact that I can my child's reading progress!
ReplyDeleteI love my kobo...so easy to carry. Kristy Baranoski
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that the Kindle Free Time feature encourages reading and interaction with kids, and provides parents with progress reports- how awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love how the Kindle sets daily reading goals for kids & the WordWise feature is so important in teaching children the definitions of words they may not understand!
ReplyDeleteI love the battery life.
ReplyDeleteI love the long battery life.
ReplyDeleteThe free time is awesome to help with kids reading goals
ReplyDeleteI love the long battery life. Great for long trips.
ReplyDeleteI love being able to set reading goals for the grandkids with the Kindle FreeTime
ReplyDeleteThe Free Time is great to encourage kids to read and learn new words.
ReplyDeleteI truly do like the longer battery nothing like a battery dying & the read goals that can be set.
ReplyDeleteI like that the kids can set reading goals and that the battery lasts for weeks.
ReplyDeletei love that you can set kids profiles that parents an monitor and use as tools to motivate and set goals. I also love the dictionary feature - what a great feature! Never having to skip a word or guess its meaning in context is absolutely wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI like that you set up profiles.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of the achievement badges which children love.
ReplyDeleteI like the longer battery life!
ReplyDeleteIt would be terrific to win a $100 Amazon.ca Gift Card.
ReplyDeleteIn response to your question of
What do you like most about the all-new Kindle E-reader
or the Kindle FreeTime feature?
I like that the all-new Kindle E-reader
has a longer Battery Life because a
Single battery charge lasts weeks not hours
and i think its great that
the Kindle FreeTime feature allows parents
to set up profiles for their children and set reading goals.
Thank you for having this giveaway.
I like that you can set up profiles and goals, but I especially like the longer battery life.
ReplyDeleteI love that you can set up reading profiles and goals.
ReplyDeleteA long life battery is what I appreciate the most.
ReplyDeleteThe long life battery. I hate when I get to a good part and I have to recharge.
ReplyDeleteI like that you can set reading goals.
ReplyDeleteI like the WordWise feature. That's a great way to increase understanding of what you are reading.
ReplyDeleteI like how you can set up reading profiles so we can share!
ReplyDeleteI love how the battery lasts way longer!
ReplyDelete(My name is Stephanie)
Long battery life is important and the reading goals is awesome feature.
ReplyDeleteSetting the reading goals for my kiddos and myself and the long lasting battery! Two awesome awesome features!!
ReplyDeleteI love the daily reading goal feature! It's a great way to make sure the kids read something everyday.
ReplyDeleteI like being able to set reading goals for the kids with the Kindle Free Time. I think it's a great way of encouraging them by setting goals.
ReplyDeleteI like the word wise feature.
ReplyDeleteI really like that the battery lasts 4 weeks on this new Kindle and the Word Wise feature sounds like a life saver!
ReplyDeleteI like the word wise program. It sounds really interesting and useful.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely like the reading goals, at first I thought great fir the kid but then I thought what a great challenge for me. I always say I'm going to read more.
ReplyDeleteThe battery life!!
ReplyDeleteI definitely appreciate the longer battery life.
ReplyDeleteI love that you can set reading goals! This would be absolutely perfect for my son!
ReplyDeleteI love that my book loving kids can set goals. A long battery life helps too.
ReplyDeleteI think it is so important for kids to read so the feature where you can program it for your children to set goals is the best!
ReplyDeleteI like that you can set up set reading goals with the Free Time feature. What a great motivator for kids!
ReplyDeleteI love the reading goals. Such a motivator!
ReplyDeleteI like the Word Wise feature that provides short and simple definitions that automatically appear above difficult words
ReplyDeleteI like the feature tap on a word to bring up a simple card with definitions, synonyms, and more
ReplyDeleteI love that I can set daily reading goals!
ReplyDeleteI love that kids get rewarded with badges! This could be used as an incentive for getting technology time....get 3 badges , you get an hour...or something like that...definitely a great idea!
ReplyDeleteI especially like the long battery life, won't have to keep charging every other day!
ReplyDeleteLove that it sends progress reports to the parents, that's a pretty awesome feature :)
ReplyDeleteI love the ultra-thin design most.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THAT IT IS THIN AND LIGHT.
ReplyDeleteThat it's thin and ultralight
ReplyDeleteI love that you can set up reading goals, that's perfect for my kids! I love to read but sometimes them independently reading is difficult
ReplyDeleteIt is so cool that you can set up a profile and goals! that would be perfect for my oldest daughter
ReplyDeletelove how you can set goals and the battery life.
ReplyDeleteI like the feature of this and great for reading and at the same time find the meaning of the words that I can't understand, would love to win this for me and share to my kid as don't own one, thank you for the opportunity
ReplyDeleteThe reading goals is a great feature!
ReplyDeleteI like that it doesn't have any screen glare.
ReplyDeleteI love setting reading goals to track progress and of course not wasting paper!
ReplyDeleteI'd love a kindle to read children's French books to my kids as we are beginning to learn to speak French
ReplyDeleteI like how you can set reading goals!
ReplyDelete~Andrea
I like that I can set reading goals for my grand kids
ReplyDeleteI like how it encourages kids to read.
ReplyDeleteI love the achievement badges - encourages further reading!
ReplyDeleteI like that it has a no-glare touchscreen. Easy on the eyes.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite is the anti-glare!!
ReplyDeleteI like the fact that the battery lasts longer and the anti-glare feature
ReplyDeleteI love that it sends progress reports to parents so kids don't feel like you are checking up on them all the time.
ReplyDeleteWhat I really like the kindle is the Single battery charge lasts weeks, not hours! Nothing worse than just getting into a book when your out and the battery is to low!
ReplyDeleteI like that there is no glare on this one
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ReplyDeleteI like that Word Wise provides short and simple definitions that automatically appear above difficult words. My e-mail is elixer2@hotmail.com.
ReplyDeletelove how the Kindle sets daily reading goals for kids
ReplyDeleteI like that it has a long battery life and goal setting for kids.
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ReplyDeleteI love that the Kindle E-reade is thin and has an ultra light design and kids can keep up with their latest novel study by reading an e-book version without screen glare, making it easy on the eyes.
ReplyDeleteI like the setting reading goals - I think it will be motivating
ReplyDeleteI like that the battery lasts a lot longer!
ReplyDeleteI really like that there is such a long battery life.
ReplyDeleteLove the word wise feature
ReplyDeleteI love the thin and ultra light design
ReplyDeleteThe longer battery life is amazing!
ReplyDeleteI like how it allows parents to set up profiles for their children.
ReplyDeleteThe Kindle FreeTime feature allows parents to set up profiles for their children and set reading goals.
ReplyDeleteI love that it teaches the definition which can greatly improve reading comprehension.
ReplyDeleteI love that the all-new Kindle E-reader is 11% thinner and 16% lighter than the previous generation Kindle.
ReplyDeleteLove the reading goals that is a great feature to set.
ReplyDeleteI like that it has a battery that lasts for weeks and is light weight.
ReplyDeleteWord Wise is a great idea and makes reading books a little harder than your used to a lot easier! I remember when we had to look up hard words in the dictionary and the constant stopping ruined the flow of reading the book.
ReplyDeleteI love the long battery life and the reading goals - this will be great for when our grand baby starts reading
ReplyDeletelove this feature touchscreen display reads like real paper
ReplyDeleteI like that you are being able to set reading goals with the Kindle FreeTime
ReplyDeletei like that they have a long battery life
ReplyDeleteThe long life battery is something I am looking forward to especially when going camping on long weekends.
ReplyDeleteword wise sounds great for both mom and kids.
ReplyDeleteI like the long battery life and the memory storage for all those books!
ReplyDeleteI like that you can set reading goals ,how great is that
ReplyDeleteI love the long battery life.
ReplyDeleteThe ultra light design of the Kindle-E reader is
ReplyDeleteso nice.It's light and thin and the anti-glare for
the kids perfect.It's great how they encourage the
kids to read with their reading goals feature!! :)
I love that the battery lasts a super long time and the free time is something I think my kids would love.
ReplyDeleteI love that the Kindle free time tool gives kids a sense of achievement
ReplyDeleteThe achievement badges seem like a great motivator!
ReplyDeleteI like that it has such a long battery life.
ReplyDeleteI like that it is lightweight because there are already so many other things you have to carry around day to day. The lighter the better! I also like that the battery is suppose to last for weeks. Most devices die so quickly and you end up having to charge them every single day; sometimes more than once a day.
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Love the long lasting battery! And love having all the books I need in one place!
ReplyDeletei like the reading goals and the fact that if you tap on a word, it brings up a card with definitions, synonyms etc
ReplyDeleteI like the reading goals and long battery life
ReplyDeleteOne can never underestimate the power of good battery life...you can be stuck in airport purgatory for a few extra hours pretty easily!
ReplyDeleteI really love the reading goal for children because there's nothing more empowering than reading. It provides practical skills as well as a relaxation outlet in life. Kids probably love the feeling of achievement the badges give and the reinforcement by their parents. I would absolutely use it.
ReplyDeleteI love the long battery life because sometimes the book is to good to stop reading!
ReplyDeleteI really like that you can set reading goals!
ReplyDeleteI was always goal and number oriented as a kid so I think the FreeTime feature is excellent and the fact that it sends reports to parents is an extra bonus.
ReplyDeleteI love that you can set reading goals. it's a great way to keep track and encourage kids to read
ReplyDeleteLong battery life @leisamclain
ReplyDeleteI love that you can set up different profiles
ReplyDeleteI love the idea that I can set goals!
ReplyDeleteReading goals!
ReplyDeleteI can be pretty goal oriented so I think that would be a great motivating application.
Just like hitting your 10000 steps, it's time to hit your 10000 pages!
I love that you can have reading goals.
ReplyDeleteI love that we can set up profiles for our children and set reading goals
ReplyDeletelike that I can set reading goals for my kids
ReplyDeleteI like that I can set up profules for my kids and love the long lasting battery life
ReplyDeleteI love that parents are kept in the loop with progress reports and that parents can set goals! This would be amazing for my daughter!
ReplyDeleteI like the battery life on it the most!
ReplyDeleteI like that you can make reading goals!
ReplyDeleteI love that you can have personal profiles and set reading goals for the kids too!
ReplyDeletei like the Word Wise feature
ReplyDeleteLong battery life. That is the most important thing, to me.
ReplyDeleteI love the FreeTime Feature because of the achievements. That would be great to get kids to read more.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely the long battery time!! I'm always losing battery time!
ReplyDeleteI love how it has a long battery life.
ReplyDeleteI love being able to set reading goals with the Kindle FreeTime
ReplyDeleteI do not have any reading devices, so for me being lightweight and easy to use is enough to be the best features.
ReplyDeleteThe long battery life
ReplyDeleteI like that the battery lasts longer.
ReplyDeleteI like the WordWise feature - great way to teach new words.
ReplyDeleteI like that it is touch screen
ReplyDeletei like the goal setting feature
ReplyDeleteI love the touch screen
ReplyDeleteThe longer battery life is a wonderful thing
ReplyDeleteI love the Word Wise feature, and think it would be great at encouraging independent reading!
ReplyDeleteI love the badge system, it will certainly encourage kids to continue reading .
ReplyDeleteI like the long battery life
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I like that it has personalized goals. That would be motivating for my kids.
ReplyDeleteSetting reading goals sounds super annoying: but at least with a longer battery life I can be annoyed for longer periods of time 🤓
ReplyDeleteI like the price and that it's lightweight.
ReplyDeleteI always think that I should have grown up in the 70s :)
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I love the Kindle FreeTime feature that allows parents to set up profiles and set reading goals. What a great motivator this would be for any child! :)
ReplyDeleteI love that you can set up reading goals and profiles for your child
ReplyDeleteI LIKE HOW LONG THE BATTERY LASTS!
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That battery life is much better!
ReplyDeleteI like that you can set daily reading goals!
ReplyDeleteThe long battery life is very appealing
ReplyDelete(Debbie W)
i like the longer battery life!
ReplyDeleteI love that it helps with difficult words! I wish I'd had this when I was learning to read :)
ReplyDeleteLove the long battery life.
ReplyDeleteI love that you can set up reading goals. I think that is amazing for kids
ReplyDeleteNO distraction reading for me and the kids. This is so great!
ReplyDeleteI love, LOVE this ereader's features!
ReplyDeleteVery well made, a lot of features, I like the different version so it, some durable like waterproof.
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