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Features
- 25.5 x 12.3 x 32 cm
- 1 kg
- Made from solid birch wood.
The popular Western abacus is the easiest type of abacus for the youngest children to grasp.
This abacus provides a simple yet sturdy introduction to the world of arithmetic.
Crafted from high-quality wood, it is both durable over time and environmentally friendly.
Bright, original colors with non-toxic paint and varnish.
Rustic craftsmanship ensures resilience against rough handling by young children.
For your child, the abacus will be a serious factor in their success.
Why is learning the abacus essential?
Mathematics is an abstract concept; science has repeatedly shown that children under the age of 9 struggle to comprehend abstract concepts like arithmetic.
These difficulties can lead to issues ranging from simple frustration with math to loss of self-confidence and even academic failures, even among bright students.
Using an abacus helps your child visualize numbers and build mental models that will support them throughout their schooling and beyond into higher education.
The abacus: an ancient tool still valuable today.
Children who use the abacus during their learning often achieve significantly better results on IQ tests and outperform even those taught with the latest experimental educational methods.
The abacus benefits children beyond mathematics.
Using the abacus enhances students’ memory in several ways. First, children no longer need to memorize individual arithmetic solutions. Once they understand how the abacus works, they know how to solve any type of calculation problem. They do not need to memorize solutions or calculation steps because it is always the same method. Secondly, the abacus supports memory by allowing students to clearly visualize how they arrived at an answer. By understanding how calculations and numbers function, they can picture how different exercises work. Once a student can solve a problem, they no longer need to keep solutions stored in short-term memory.
Children often tend to memorize problems without learning methods to solve them, resulting in a rote learning style that is not always obvious.
This habit is easily overcome by using an abacus, which promotes an intuitive understanding of mathematics.
From elementary school through high school, the abacus provides invaluable benefits to students who use it.