HOW ABACUS MENTAL MATH WORKS
Calculation, rules and step-by-step problem solving.
Seeing the abacus in the mind trains visualization and visual memory. Using both sides together is whole-brain learning.
WHY START EARLY
A child’s brain grows fastest in the first 12 years. The earlier children start, the stronger their ability to picture the beads and calculate in their minds.
THE 4 METHODS
Use the abacus to calculate many numbers, moving the beads quickly and precisely.
The faster the fingers move, the harder the brain works in step with them.
Hand–brain connection, number sense, speed and fine motor skills.
Listen to numbers read aloud and calculate on the abacus as they hear them.
Listening and calculating at the same time creates quick chain reactions across the brain.
Deep focus, listening skills and working memory.
Look at many numbers on paper and calculate them in their minds.
The brain must stay focused and calculate at once, linking sight and calculation.
Visual focus, mental imagery and fast, accurate calculation.
Watch numbers flash on a screen and add them in their minds.
Children must see, remember and calculate all at once, using every skill together.
Memory, concentration and calculation working together: the maximum brain workout.
This multi-sense training is what makes the Genikidz method different from regular math tutoring.
INSIDE A LESSON
Each lesson mixes calculation with games, memory and attention exercises, so children stay engaged from start to finish. Teachers note every child’s progress and behavior in each lesson.
BENEFITS
A longer attention span in class and at home.
Stronger working and visual memory.
Imagination and visual-spatial thinking.
Children notice more and follow instructions better.
Number sense, accuracy and problem solving.
Independence, and no more fear of math.
Yes. Children today rely on screens and calculators. The abacus gives the brain the active workout that devices take away. As Master Lee puts it: the more we rely on devices, the more the brain needs training.
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