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MENAR ABACUS MENTAL ARITHMETIC PROGRAM DETAILED SYLLABUS
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Week Hour Abacus Program Book Mental Arith. Program Abacus M.A
Level Level

1 Meeting, Introdution of the program BA
Introduction of the abacus, its 3-4 Getting familiar with the
5 (c)
abacus, its parts (frame,
positioning, holding the abacus,
Clearing of the abacus, Holding the beam, rods, upper and
1 pencil, Sitting, Body posture, Position hw: lower deck, upper, lower
2 of the arms BA beads, unit rod (ones),
Introduction of the digit places 6-7 bead values
Use of fingers and basic bead 8 (c) Learning bead and finger
movements
movements (numbers 0-9)

Writing and Erasing (numbers 0-9) M1-2-3 Visualizing abacus
3 Writing and Erasing (numbers 10-20) 4-5 (c) numbers (0-9)
Writing and Erasing (numbers 21- 99) (Material
s)

BA
4 Abacus numbers revision 9-11 Visualizing simple (1-
Abacus numbers screen exercises,
12-13(c)
digit) direct addition
2 Materials abacus Numbers practice hw: and subtraction and

BA bead/finger
5 Direct addition 14 (30) movements on mental
50 (c) abacus

BA
15-16
6 Direct subtraction (Use of number card)

7 Direct addition/subtraction revision BA Visualizing chain addition/
Basic Abacus Exercises 17-18 subtraction operations

with1-digit numbers

3 A1 Visualizing finger and
8 Direct chain operations 7-18 bead movements on
mental abacus
Abacus 1 p.6-9

(Use of number card)
9 Direct chain operations
Abacus 1 p.10-14

Visualizing chain addition/
10 Direct chain operations subtraction operations
Abacus 1 p.15-18 BA with1-digit numbers

19-20
Visualizing finger and
Basic Abacus Exercises bead movements on
4 mental abacus
11 ADDITION (Use of number card)
5- Complementary pairs (siblings) A1
brothers & sisters in addition 7-18a Visualizing brothers &
BA
sisters,

12 5- Complementary pairs (siblings) Use of card with brothers
brothers & sisters in addition & sisters
Abacus 1