Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure is an activity in JumpStart 1st Grade. It is accessed by clicking on the cooking machine in the kitchen. It is designed to teach basic measuring and fraction skills for first graders.

Premise
The kitchen in the first grade classroom contains a machine that can be used to make food. Frankie and the player can help make food for the school's cafeteria lady, Miss Pickle, by following the instructions on the recipe cards.

Description
The activity takes place in a section of the kitchen that contains a machine and many ingredients surrounding it. Recipe cards are located in the red box. A single recipe card will taken out of it. Each recipe card contains a list of ingredients and measurements for a certain food. The player must correctly measure each ingredient and add it to the machine to successfully make the food. First the player must select a measuring utensil, either a measuring cup, a tablespoon, or a teaspoon. Each type of utensil comes in four sizes, ranging from one fourth to one whole. After the player has selected a utensil, then they should click on the required ingredient, and then click on the machine to add it.

When all of the ingredients have been correctly measured and added, pressing the red button on the machine will create the recipe food. If the player adds an incorrectly measured ingredient, adds an ingredient that isn't in the recipe, or presses the button before all of the required ingredients have been added, then the "glop monster" appears instead.