The bead stairs are a great way for children to learn a multitude of math concepts. Children first need to start off by learning all about the bead stair. What color is each number of beads from 1-10? One-Red Two-Green 3-Pink 4-Yellow 5-Light Blue 6-Lavender 7-White 8-Brown 9-Dark Blue 10-Gold. Once children know the number and corresponding color of each bead segment then they can move on to place value, addition, subtraction, ect..