Woo hoo!!!! Can you hear us cheering for Always IceCream? We have been privileged to access and use the Always IceCream educational website for the past several weeks and have enjoyed it thoroughly. This is the first educational website that our daughter has begged to play. She has had so much fun with it that it has been a majority of her curriculum. Through the Always Ice Cream program, our daughter has been reviewing basic operations in math, grammar skills, vocabulary, science, Bible, history, geography, typing, and Spanish. She absolutely loves the program. Everyday, when she logs in, there is some type of fun activity to do to earn a few scoops of ice cream. In this program, ice cream scoops are currency. They are awarded for correct answers to questions and other activities. Scoops can also be assigned and awarded by parents through a parent account linked to the child's account. This is a great feature. Parents choose tasks such as "cleaning my room" and select the number of scoops to award when this task is completed. So, not only is Always IceCream an educational program, it also can be used as a chore assignment and reward program. Scoops can be exchanged for access to other games or to purchase a virtual pet and accessories for the pet.
The questions that are asked in the different subjects increase in difficulty as girls progress through the different levels. Scoops are not lost for incorrect answers. If a question is answered incorrectly, the correct answer is shown and that question will be rearranged and asked again later in the level. Girls are able to move at their own pace through the levels. Our daughter was so excited to complete all of the levels in different math topics! The great thing was, there was something else for her to progress to once she completed a topic. 
Always IceCream can be used as reinforcement for an existing curriculum or, with a few supplements, could be used as a majority of your curriculum. It is a very thorough program. Always IceCream is very secure and is constantly monitored for safety. (Read the Always IceCream safety policy here.) Your child's personal information is never visible to anyone. Girls are able, with parental permission, to become friends with other girls on Always IceCream for the purpose of chatting and messaging. We have not used this feature yet, but I have not heard anything but good things from those who have. I have felt completely comfortable leaving our daughter to work on the program with little to no supervision at times. I have seen nothing but wholesome, fun content. The website is colorful, easy to access, and actually really inexpensive. Subscriptions range from $.99 for a monthly subscription (after an initial $4.99) to $99 for a lifetime subscription. The program is geared towards girls ages 7-12. Our daughter is 11 and has loved it. I have really appreciated a program geared to young girls that isn't trying to "grow up" young girls. Always IceCream is innocent, fun, and educational. I give this site one of my highest recommendations. To read other reviews about Always IceCream, visit the main crew blog page, here. To visit the Always IceCream website and investigate some of the features for free before you decide to purchase, go here.
**I was not compensated in any way by Always IceCream or TOS in exchange for this review. The honest opinions expressed are my own.**
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My daughters have enjoyed this site more than other sites they've played with too. Seems like a great concept.
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