**Step 1:** Imagine you have 2 big apples 🍎 🍎.
Group 1:
🍎 🍎
(2 apples)
Add ➕
**Step 2:** Now imagine you get 2 more big apples 🍎 🍎.
🍎 🍎
(2 apples)
Group 2:
🍎 🍎
(2 apples)
=
**Step 3:** Count all apples together! 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎
🍎 🍎
(2 apples)
Total:
🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎
(4 apples)
🎯 So, $2 + 2 = 4$! Great job! 🎉🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎
(4 apples)