Abacus Video Lessons for Kids
Short, friendly episodes that teach the abacus from the very first bead — watch one, then practise the same idea in the app. New episodes are added as the series grows.
7 episodes so far · about 27 minutes total
Subscribe on YouTubeEpisode 1
Introduction & Parts of Abacus
What an abacus is and what every part is called — the frame, the rods, the beam, and the heaven and earth beads — plus how beads move toward and away from the beam.
4:25 · Published 23 Aug 2026
Episode 2
Learn to Count 0–9 on the Abacus
Setting every digit from 0 to 9 on a single rod: earth beads for 1 to 4, the heaven bead for 5, and both together for 6 to 9.
2:53 · Published 30 Aug 2026
Episode 3
Adding Two Numbers on the Abacus
The first addition on the abacus: set one number, then push more beads toward the beam to add the second — no formulas yet, just direct moves.
4:11 · Published 5 Sept 2026
Episode 4
Bigger Numbers on the Abacus
Why each rod is a place value: reading and setting two- and three-digit numbers across the ones, tens and hundreds rods.
4:03 · Published 13 Sept 2026
Episode 5
Subtraction on the Abacus
Subtraction as the reverse of addition: pushing beads away from the beam to take a number away, one rod at a time.
3:52 · Published 18 Sept 2026
Episode 6
Adding & Subtracting on Two Rods
Working across the ones and tens rods at the same time: adding and taking away two-digit numbers with direct bead moves, one rod at a time.
4:20 · Published 24 Sept 2026
Episode 7
Abacus Small Friend Formula Explained
The first abacus formula: what to do when you need to add but the earth beads have run out — add 5 with the heaven bead and take away its Small Friend.
3:20 · Published 15 Oct 2026
Practise what you watched
Watched an episode? Try it on the beads
Level 1 of Abacus Kids covers everything in episodes 1 to 4 — and it is free.
