In 2003, U.S. performance in mathematics literacy and problem solving was lower than the average performance for most OECD (Organization for Education and Cooperative Development) countries. Korea and Japan ranked at or near the top in problem solving and combined math literacy.

You can incorporate easy, enjoyable abacus instruction into your child’s free time or home-schooling curriculum with Learning Mathematics with the Abacus, a set of books developed specifically for teaching youngsters in grades 2, 3 and 4. We offer these books along with the Japanese Soroban abacus, which consists of a wooden frame divided into 2 parts separated by a beam, with one row of beads on the upper deck, and four rows on the lower deck.

Learning Mathematics with the Abacus is available in the United States exclusively through our web site, NurtureMinds.com. Our books contain simple step-by-step instructions that make learning the abacus fun for children. Beginners use the Learning Mathematics with the Abacus Year 1 textbook and activity book to start adding and subtracting numbers up to 100. They start by identifying the different parts of the abacus, holding and using it correctly, mastering the correct fingering technique in moving the beads, and learning to visualize as they calculate.

The Learning Mathematics with the Abacus Year 2 textbook focuses on addition and subtraction of numbers up to 1,000, and develops multiplication and division skills.

Our books are used by tens of thousands of students in Malaysia and many other nations. They are regarded as the best abacus learning books for children on the market. Activities in these books have been carefully designed and structured by our panel of academicians, curriculum specialists and instructional designers to ensure that pupils not only learn mathematics effectively, but also develop the ability to perform mental calculations.

Find out more on why our books are becoming increasingly popular in many countries like Malaysia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore and many more. They have become valuable teaching tools in schools, tuition centers and community centers, and are used by home-schooling parents around the world.

At NurtureMinds.com, we show you the materials you need to help your child master mental math/arithmetic. We offer our books and the Japanese Soroban abacus in several convenient, affordable packages that you can order online. Download free pages from the books and see for yourself how effective they can be for teaching your child valuable mental math skills.

The books are offered at special discounted rates to public and private schools. Contact us to find out more about the books and abacus.

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"Even parents can help their kids learn mental arithmetic since the books have been written in the simplest way that everyone understands. Teaching the abacus is made so much easier with these books!"

-Chia
-Abacus & Mental Arithmetic Instructor

"With these books, it's easy for me to train the teachers on how to use the abacus in schools. These books were well-written. A lot of thought has been put into content development by looking at how the content flows flawlessly to suit the needs of pupils in their math classes."

-Zaiton Othman
-Abacus Trainer

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