**Step 1:** Imagine you have 3 big red apples 🍎 🍎 🍎 **Step 2:** Now, you get 2 more green apples 🍏 🍏 **Step 3:** Let's put them together! ➕ **Group 1:**

Red apples:
🍎 🍎 🍎
(3)

+ **Group 2:**

Green apples:
🍏 🍏
(2)

= **Total apples:**

🍎 🍎 🍎 🍏 🍏
(5)

So, $3 + 2 = 5$ apples! Great job! 🎉