Fire Station

The Fire Station is an activity and location in JumpStart Pre-K.

Location
The Fire Station is one of the buildings in the Pre-K Town. Clicking on it from the main town screen takes the player to a closeup of the building with several interactive spots, and causes the Fire Station Song to play. Clicking on the building will then take the player to the activity.

Activity
The player must make matches by clicking around the fire station to uncover various objects. When the player find two objects that go together in some way, it will form a match. If the two objects don't go together, they will be hidden again. The activity is complete when all the matches have been found.

Digital manual description
Find the matching pairs in this four-alarm fire station treasure hunt.

Object: Click around the fire station to uncover the hidden objects and try to find two objects that belong together. Levels: At level one; you'll be looking for identical pictures, identical words, or uppercase and lowercase letters that match. At level two, you'll need to match a picture to the word that describes it or match a letter to a picture of something that begins with that letter. At level three, look for pictures of rhyming words or things that go together in some way. Rewards: When you have found a match, a fireman will slide down the pole and pop up in the fire truck. After you find all the matches, the fire truck will pull out of the station, on its way to a rescue! If you do a good job, you'll earn a star. When you have all four stars, you'll earn a visit to the Park for a special reward. Educational benefits: This activity encourages your child to memorize the positions of hidden objects and consider different relationships between objects in addition to identical matching.
 * Move the cursor around the fire station and click when the cursor turns into a fire hose. You've found a hidden object! Now remember where that object is and try to find a matching one.
 * After you have uncovered two objects, the objects will hide again unless they belong together.

Trivia

 * A promotional image of the Fire Station activity that was featured on the JumpStart website circa 1996 depicts Pierre as the host of this activity instead of Eleanor. This image was likely from an earlier stage of the game's development prior to the final release.
 * In a slideshow from KnowledgeLand, the Fire Station is pictured with no character present.