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Add with Pictures - Sums up to 10

πŸ–ΌοΈ Pictures make adding easy! When you see groups of things, you can count them all together to find the sum. Addition means "putting together" - it's that simple!

Lesson 3

Concept

Adding with pictures helps you SEE the math happening! 🎯 **How to Add with Pictures:** 1. Look at the first group - count the objects 2. Look at the second group - count those objects 3. Put both groups together in your mind 4. Count ALL the objects to find your answer! 🍎 **Example:** If you see 3 apples 🍎🍎🍎 and 2 more apples 🍎🍎: β€’ First group: 3 apples β€’ Second group: 2 apples β€’ Put them together: 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 β€’ Count all: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 β€’ Answer: 3 + 2 = 5 πŸ’­ **Think of it like this:** Addition is like putting toys in a toy box. If you have 4 cars in the box and add 3 more cars, how many cars total? Count them all! 🌟 **Secret Strategy:** Start with the bigger number and count up! For 2 + 6, start at 6 and count "7, 8" - you get 8!

Try it

Time to practice adding with pictures! 🎨 **Practice Problems:** 1. 🐢🐢🐢 + 🐢🐢 = ? (3 dogs + 2 dogs = ___ dogs) 2. ⚽⚽⚽⚽ + ⚽⚽⚽ = ? (4 balls + 3 balls = ___ balls) 3. 🌟🌟 + 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 = ? (2 stars + 5 stars = ___ stars) 4. Draw 4 circles and 5 circles. Count all of them. 4 + 5 = ? 5. πŸ•πŸ•πŸ•πŸ•πŸ•πŸ• + πŸ•πŸ•πŸ• = ? πŸ† **Story Problem:** Maya has 3 red balloons 🎈🎈🎈 and 4 blue balloons 🎈🎈🎈🎈. How many balloons does she have in all? πŸ’‘ **Hint:** Draw the pictures yourself if you need to!