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Features
- Size: 16.8 x 16.5 x 5 cm
- Made from solid beech wood / metal rods
The classic Western abacus is the easiest type of abacus for young children to grasp.
The school abacus offers an accessible yet serious introduction to the world of mathematics.
With its high-quality wooden construction, it is both durable over time and environmentally friendly.
Warm, original colors created with non-toxic paint and varnish.
Robust craftsmanship designed to withstand the rough handling often typical of children.
For your child, the abacus will become a true key to success.
Why use an abacus?
Mathematics is an abstract concept; science has repeatedly shown that children under 9 years old struggle to visualize such abstract elements as arithmetic.
These difficulties can lead to various problems ranging from a simple rejection of arithmetic at the mild end, to loss of self-confidence and even academic failure, even among the most gifted students.
Reasoning with an abacus helps your child visualize numbers and build mental models that will support them throughout their academic journey and beyond in higher education.
The abacus: an ancient tool still relevant today.
Children who use the abacus during learning generally achieve higher IQ scores than their peers, outperforming even students trained with the most advanced learning theories.
The abacus benefits children beyond mathematics.
Using the abacus enhances students’ memory capacity in two key ways. First, students no longer need to memorize individual arithmetic problem solutions. Once a child has learned the abacus, they understand how to solve any math problem. Memorizing steps or answers becomes unnecessary, as the method remains consistent. The second way the abacus reduces memory stress is by allowing children to clearly see how they arrive at the answer. By understanding how calculations and numbers work, they can grasp new problems more easily. Once a child knows how to solve a problem, they no longer need to store answers in short-term memory.
Many students tend to memorize problems rather than develop methods to solve them, leading to rote learning that is not easily transferable.
This bad habit is easily corrected with abacus use, as it promotes intuitive understanding of calculations.
From elementary school through high school, the abacus provides a reliable advantage for every student who uses it.
