Course Structure

Foundation:

•  Abacus manipulation preparation

•  Introduce numbers using characters

•  Recognition of numbers

•  Activities

•  Abacus manipulation

•  Workbook introduction

Basic:

Abacus manipulation

Addition and subtraction of upper

and lower bead simultaneously

Abacus calculation

Bead imagination

Formula conceptualization

Intermediate A:

All previous levels work become mental work

Intermediate B:

Addition and subtraction up to 9 999

Combination of subtraction from a lower order

Division on the abacus

Elementary A:

Addition and subtraction up to 99

Elementary B:

Addition and subtraction on abacus up to 999

Multiplication

Mental calculation

Advanced:

Multiplication with decimal points

Division

Multiplication of percentages

Grand Level A:

Square root operations

Grand Level B:

Square root operations

Higher A:

Addition and subtraction up to 99 999

Multiplication and division

Higher B:

Multiplication and division

Mental Calculations

Addition and subtraction with decimals

Course Levels

All course levels include work from all the previous levels

Course Information

Students will be taught:

•  Fundamental work

•  Listening calculation

•  Visual calculation

•  Formula conceptualization

•  Bead imagination

•  Multiplication memorization

•  Bead manipulation

•  Mental calculation

•  Combination of subtraction from a lower order & addition to

    higher order rods

•  Addition upper & subtraction of lower beads simultaneously

•  Abacus calculation

•  Multiplication

•  Multiplication with decimal points

•  Division

•  Division with decimal points

•  Multiplication of percentage

•  Square root operations