I invite you to do your own research before you decide whether this is a good activity for your child. Other than showing your child quantity cards with math problems, abacus is another great way to visualize different problems and engage their right brain and it also allows for memory development in a spatial orientation context. That’s pretty much what the abacus users do. you’ve typed on your phone’s keyboard so many times that you can probably “think” and “see” the keyboard if you try recalling it, correct? You probably roughly remember where all the letters are and could pretend typing in the air.
This is why people who are good at the abacus report “seeing” the abacus in front of them and manipulating the beads “in the air” which in reality is operating on a mental representation of an abacus. The abacus mastery and manipulating the beads is believed to ingrain themselves into the right brain and become a mental representation. The reason why children move the beads so fast in different videos on YouTube, like here is because manipulating the beads taps into the children’s imagination and visualization. So you’re most likely in the same boat as I was and you need some of the main key facts about the method: Sadly, I quickly discovered that the art of Soroban is not as popular in the US as it is overseas. So when I saw a friend mention “mental arithmetic” and post pictures of her child flipping through the beads, I really felt like I had to explore it more. It really helps connecting with other like-minded parents because we can bounce the ideas off of each other and help each other in educating our children. I’m always looking for new ways to challenge him because as you may suspect, he not only enjoys these activities, but also due to how long we’ve been doing it, it takes more and more to keep him interested and challenged in the activity. My son, Leo, who’s now almost nine (9) months old, has gone through different programs consisting of fast flashing of words and picture cards believed to activate a child’s right hemisphere since he was only five (5) weeks old. As you know, I’m very active on Instagram, under where I share the educational activity ideas with other parents. So let’s take a few steps back to when I first found out about Soroban. I will also post a schedule I follow with Leo to train him in the art of abacus. I’m happy to share my research with you and my thoughts on the activity.
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