An Abacus in the preschool or primary classroom provides instant access to numbers up to 100. Children can see 10 beads of 10 colours, touch, feel, and count them.
 
This kinaesthetic link between the symbol, the unit, and the quantity is crucial to understanding numbers. This abacus features 100 pieces, but without the mess! Children can arrange the beads into pairs of 2s or 3s and observe how they create patterns as they do so.
 
Numbers, counting up, counting back, base 10, patterns, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are all there to be seen, played with and experienced first-hand.
 
There is nothing quite like an abacus to provide so much learning from one resource. This floor-standing abacus, featuring 10 rows of differently coloured beads and a stable floor stand made from durable Beech wood, is designed to be accessible to children of all ages.