**Problem:** Let's add $40 + 12$! 🎉 1. **Imagine you have toys!** 🧸 You start with 40 toys in your toy box: **Your toy box:** 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸 🧸🧸🧸🧸 (40 toys) 2. **Now, you get 12 more toys!** 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸 Let's add them to your toy box: **New toys:** 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸 🧸🧸 (12 toys) 3. **Let's put all the toys together!** **All toys:** 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸 🧸🧸🧸🧸 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸 🧸🧸 (52 toys total!) 4. **Write the math:** $$40 + 12 = 52$$ 5. **Answer:** You have 52 toys now! Great job! 🎉🧸