You don’t need to be an expert to teach your child the soroban at home; just follow organized steps and keep a short daily practice.
1) Prepare the tools
You can start right away with the interactive abacus on our platform before buying a real one — it’s free and works on phone and computer.
2) Start with the basics
Teach your child to represent numbers first, then addition and subtraction, and only move to multiplication and division after mastery.
3) A short daily schedule
- 10–15 minutes daily beats one hour once a week.
- Keep the time fixed so it becomes a habit.
- Measure progress with the quizzes that save best scores.
4) Make it fun
Use encouragement, small rewards and speed challenges, and end each session with a small success that motivates the child to continue.