Comments on: The Abacus https://earlymathcounts.org/the-abacus/ Laying the foundation for a lifetime of achievement Sun, 25 Mar 2018 18:04:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Diane Shirzadi https://earlymathcounts.org/the-abacus/#comment-1936 Sun, 25 Mar 2018 18:04:36 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=1578#comment-1936 I might try to see if after counting with their eyes open they can try closing their eyes and counting.

]]> By: Camille Brown https://earlymathcounts.org/the-abacus/#comment-730 Mon, 15 May 2017 19:42:37 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=1578#comment-730 In reply to Camille Brown.

I will encourage them to use it.

]]> By: Camille Brown https://earlymathcounts.org/the-abacus/#comment-729 Mon, 15 May 2017 19:03:45 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=1578#comment-729 Now my class do not use abacus a lot.

]]> By: Jen https://earlymathcounts.org/the-abacus/#comment-536 Sat, 05 Nov 2016 20:44:47 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=1578#comment-536 In reply to Deanna Podgorny.

Hi Deanna,
I am not sure what you mean. Can you clarify?

]]> By: Deanna Podgorny https://earlymathcounts.org/the-abacus/#comment-535 Sat, 29 Oct 2016 18:40:27 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=1578#comment-535 My classroom is Montessori based and I wonder if there are presentations for the abacus?

]]> By: Anonymous https://earlymathcounts.org/the-abacus/#comment-534 Sun, 29 May 2016 19:53:44 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=1578#comment-534 I agree that the abacus is underutilized. As a child, I remember how much I enjoyed using the abacus.

]]> By: Jen https://earlymathcounts.org/the-abacus/#comment-533 Thu, 12 May 2016 11:57:56 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=1578#comment-533 In reply to Anonymous.

I know. I think that children would really enjoy it. Try teaching them a little bit about how it works and see if it garners some more interest.

]]> By: Anonymous https://earlymathcounts.org/the-abacus/#comment-532 Wed, 11 May 2016 23:49:19 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=1578#comment-532 The abacus is probably one of the most underutilized toys or games that we have in our classroom.

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