 You can help a child learn about adding by using any small objects. You can place two crayons in front of the child and ask how many crayons are there? The child can count one, two, and say, two. Then you could add three more crayons and say, if we get three more crayons, how many are there now? The child can count one, two, three, four, five. And they can say, five. You can say, that's right. When we have two crayons and we add three more crayons, we get five. You can do this activity with any other numbers. Take for instance, start with one crayon. You could add two more crayons and have them count, or you could start with four crayons and then add even two more crayons and have them count. You can do this with any small objects around the house, such as rocks, candy, or even buttons. This activity will help the child start to understand basic addition.