INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Take a bag of marbles and use these to visually see how addition works. For example, take five marbles out of the bag. Now take another three marbles out of the bag. Combine all the marbles together and count how many you have. You'll have eight marbles. That means that five plus three equals eight. Using this tactic can help you visual subtraction too. Try taking four marbles away from your pile of eight marbles. You'll end up with four marbles left. That means that eight minus four equals four. You can buy workbooks online or visit free websites that allow you to practice. You'll be presented with a table filled with all sorts of problems to solve everything from one plus one to seventeen plus fifteen and so on. If you are adding numbers that have multiple digits you can set them up on top of each other to make it easier to add. Consider the problem 21 plus 14. Draw the equation so that the 21 is sitting on top of the 14. Now draw a line underneath the 14. Adding down, add the final two numbers. In this case, those numbers would be the '1' from 21 and the '4' from 14. One plus four equals five, so you would write a five below the line you made under those two numbers. Now add the '2' from 21 and the '1' from 14. Two plus one equals three. Write the three under those two numbers to the left of the five that you just wrote. You should have the numbers 3 and 5 sittings next to each other below the line you drew. That means the answer to this problem is 35. 14 + 21 = 35. If you add two numbers together and they make another two digit number, take the one from that two digit number and move it over to the left. For example, if the problem was 14 + 28 instead your first calculation would be 8 + 4. This would give you 12. You would still put the '2' from 12 below the line underneath the 4 and the 8. However, the '1' from 12 would then be moved over to the left and added to the second equation. So you would add the '1' from 14, the '2' from 28 and the '1' from 12. That would give you the number 4 once you add all those numbers together. This means that 14 + 28 must equal 42. Pass the pigs is a popular game that has you roll tiny ceramic pigs on a table. Based on the way that they land, you earn a certain amount of points. You only play to 100 so the numbers never get too high, but it's a great way to learn basic addition. It's much better than doing addition tables for hours!

SUMMARY: Use objects to count out the math visually. Practice your addition and subtraction tables. Start by adding the final digits of both numbers together. Play games with simple math.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: " This game is much like FLAME. It is also random, but can be played with friends for fun or to explore your true feelings for someone. The romantic twinge you feel deep down when you select that certain someone could mean your feel for that person as more than a friend. To play this game you'll need a blank piece of paper and a pen or pencil. On one side of your paper, you should write two lists of people: one male and the other female. These lists should have an equal number of people in each and can even include famous people, if you want to have fun with it! On the back of your paper, write a list of simple actions. You can include as many or as few actions as you wish, some examples of actions including: hug, shake hands, poke, wave. You can do this many different ways, but you'll want to fold your paper so that your lists are hidden from view. Try folding your paper in half three times - depending on where you've written your list, this kind of fold might work for you. Now that your paper is folded in such a way that your lists can't be seen, blank parts of your paper should be all that is visible. On the side that is face up, draw a button and label it "Button", "The Button", or "Push." Ask a friend who is willing to play to "push the button" and, when she does, open your paper to the side with your lists of people. Be careful that you do not show your friend any of your lists. You should keep your lists of people and actions secret. You should ask your friend what gender she wants to choose for this round of "Push the Button." When she has chosen either "Boy" or "Girl," you should ask her to choose a number. This is the subject, or the person you will be performing an action to/on. Now that you know the "who" you and your friend need to find out what will happen to that person. Turn to your action list and ask your friend to choose a number. Once she does, you will can tell her what she is going to do and who she will do it to! For example, if your friend chose the name "Alex" and the action "shake hands," once these decisions have been made you would tell her, "You are going to... shake hands with Alex!"

SUMMARY: Prepare to play "Push the Button. Write down your subject group. Come up with your action list. Fold your paper. Draw your button. Get a friend to push the button. Have your friend choose. Determine the action and tell your friend.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: When you live on your own, you will have a lot of bills. That is simply unavoidable. Before you move, you'll want to research the cost of many things, including rent, utilities, food, and transportation. Make a list of all of the things you use in your daily life (water, heat, internet) and then figure out how much those things cost per month in your city. You'll want to get a reasonable budget down on paper. In addition to calculating how much you'll spend on essentials (rent, heat, etc.) make sure to put the non-essentials into your budget, too. For example, figure out how much you spend on entertainment each month. Love to go to the movies? Factor that in. Make sure you know how much money you actually make. If your income varies from month to month, use a lower number when creating your budget. You don't want to get caught short. You'll also want to factor in transportation costs to get around your new neighborhood. Try to figure out how much you will spend on gas and public transportation. Make sure to build in some "fun money" to your budget each month. There should be a little flexible spending. Everyone needs to splurge on pizza after a bad day at work once in a while. Don't be afraid to adjust your budget as you go along. Prices will fluctuate, and so will your income and priorities. Your credit is an important part of your financial independence. Before you live on your own, make sure that you not only have established credit, but that your credit score is good. To establish credit, you might want to consider getting a credit card. Research different types, and pick one that is best for you. You'll want to make sure to pay your bill on time each and every month. You can ask your parents to put your name on one of the household bills. For example, if your name is on the cable account, that can help to establish your credit. What will you do if your car breaks down? What will happen if your boss cuts your hours at work? Unfortunately, these things happen. That is why it is important to have some emergency funds set aside. When you are first setting out on your own, your goal should be to have at least $500-$800 set aside in case of emergency. Before you make your big move, take a month or two to practice your new found financial responsibilities. Set up your budget and stick to it. You can even go so far as to pay rent to your parents, in preparation for paying a landlord. It's unlikely your parents will resist!

SUMMARY: Learn about cost of living. Determine your budget. Establish your credit. Build a financial cushion. Do a trial run.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Press the jelly around the edge, using your finger. Gently pull away from the edge around the whole jelly. Place your hands over both the base of the plate and the base of the mould. Shake quickly and sharply and the jelly should release.

SUMMARY:
Fill a bowl with hot water. Dip the jelly mould into the hot water three times. Place on a firm bench. Turn the jelly mould onto a plate. Finished.