Soroban, the Japanese abacus, provides a visual and tangible tool which helps students with place value and understanding the decimal system. It can be used to: practice number bonds; show why we carry/exchange numbers; consolidate arithmetic skills; and improve concentration.
This 5 lesson unit of work introduces KS1/KS2 students to the soroban; in addition to the above they will learn how to read numbers of any size and to perform simple calculations.
The Japan Society has [soroban loans] available for schools to borrow (free of charge, postage costs may apply) to support the teaching of this unit.
An editable version of the PPTs are available on request - contact education@japansociety.org.uk.
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