LoisLane Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I just bought a "school abacus" the kind with 10 rows of 10 beads horizontaly. Now how do I use it to help my kiddos with math?!?! Thanks so much for any and all help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siloam Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I just bought a "school abacus" the kind with 10 rows of 10 beads horizontaly. Now how do I use it to help my kiddos with math?!?! Thanks so much for any and all help! There are two ways that Right Start uses the abacus. The first side is used horizontally and each bead equals 1. It only works for up to 100. Once place value is in place you turn it vertically and have two rows that are ones place, two rows that are tens, two rows that are hundreds, ect... so that you can do larger numbers and trading based on place value. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Hi, You can teach addition => 4 + 7 => move 4 beads on one row to one side, then move 6 on the same row and 1 on the next row. The answer will be 10 on the first row and 1 on the second, which is 11. Subtraction => 17 - 5 => move 10 on the first row and 7 on the second, then move back 5 from the second row. The answer will be 10 on the first row and 2 on the second, which is 12. You can do this for larger numbers (sum upto 100). Multiplication => Table of 2 => 2 on the first row is one 2s = 2 2 on the first two rows is two 2s = 4. and so on upto ten 2s. Division => 32 / 8 => How many 8s can you make out of 32 beads? Then, as Heather explained, when place value upto 100 is mastered, you can designate one row as ones (each bead is a 1), the second row as tens (each bead is a 10), the third as hundreds, and the fourth as thousands. Do the same for the next 4 rows. Then you can teach addition/subtraction upto 9999. Google for more info on the Montessori small bead frame or the RightStart abacus. Do write back if you need more help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devotional Soul Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 This may help, too: http://www.alabacus.com/abacus/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoisLane Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 Thank you all so much for your help! I can't wait to get started!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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