Serving Up Fractions

Serving Up Fractions is an activity in JumpStart 1st Grade (1995). It is accessed by clicking on the serving counter in the lunchroom. It is designed to teach fraction skills for first graders.

Characters

 * Frankie
 * Ms. Pickles
 * Kids

Description
The player helps serve the four various kids their lunches. The player has one minute to serve as many kids as he or she can. When a kid arrives at the serving counter, he or she will ask for a certain amount of a certain food. Each kid holds a tray that has areas representing fractional amounts or not. The player clicks on the food that the kid wants, and then clicks on the area on the tray that has the same fraction that the kid asked for. The fractions on the trays can range from one quarter (fourth) to one whole, and the trays can be shaped like either circles or rectangles. If the player doesn't act for a certain amount of time, Ms. Pickles will appear to suggest that he or she (the player) move more quickly.

Once a certain tray is filled the way a kid requests it, after saying, "Thank you" to the player, he or she will (messily) eat right from the tray while still at the line with a fork and spoon to reset it before sliding away, becoming satisfied.

List of Food

 * Asparagus
 * Chicken
 * Cookies/Biscuits
 * French fries/Chips
 * Ice cream
 * Jell-O/Jelly
 * Pasta
 * Peas
 * Pudding
 * Salad
 * Strawberries
 * String beans

Difficulty Level Differences

 * Level one: All trays have numbers on them to show what fraction each portion represents.
 * Level two: Some trays have numbers, some do not.
 * Level three: All trays do not have numbers.

Digital manual description
Click on the Cafeteria Lunch Line to play the Fraction Game.

JumpStart classmates will come to the food service area and ask for servings of food. To serve them, click on the type of food they want and then click on the part of the tray that represents the fraction of a serving requested.

To make this game easier or harder, click on the level gauge at the upper left corner of the screen.

To see how close you are to earning another milk cap, click on the picture of the Milk Cap Mouse in the upper, left corner of the screen.

To return to the Lunch Room, click on the Red Arrow in the upper, left corner.

Trivia

 * A short clip of the game involving a girl asking for a whole tray of peas has become an Internet meme in 2020.
 * In the US dub, the food names are in large letters, but in the UK dub, they're in small letters.