I bought this abacus for $2.99 at the thrift store last week. Damian was having a little trouble with money. He couldn't grasp the concept that if you paid $1.00 for an item, but the item cost $.70, you would get back $.30. After trying this out on the abacus a few times he was able to understand. I would recommend this for any child who may need to visualize math concepts.
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That's a great idea! I'll pass it along to my home-schooling daughter-in-law.
Your son sounds like me - a visual, tactile learner. Isn't it great when you find something that works?
Oooh. That's a great idea. I might have to find me one of those since I'll be homeschooling all the kids (probably) next year.
That's great Christina! It's a hard concept to teach but once they get it is is all downhill from there. Math was not one of my best subjects. :)
What a great idea! Money is such a hard concept for kids!
Christina, in answer to your question at my site, my blog design was done by Susie @ Bluebird Blogs (bluebirdblogs.com). She's very talented and very reasonably priced for all the effort and support she gives a person. My graphics came from istockphoto.com. That is where she refered me to.
And I used to love just playing with those things when I was a kid.
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