🌟 Level 1 • Abacus Young Star
🧮 Identifying Parts of Abacus
Learn the names and functions of every part of the abacus
Frame
The outer rectangular border that holds all the rods and beads together.
Rods (Columns)
Vertical sticks on which beads slide. Each rod represents a place value (ones, tens,
hundreds…).
Beam (Divider Bar)
The horizontal bar that separates heaven beads (top) from earth beads (bottom).
Heaven Bead
The single bead above the beam. When pushed DOWN to the beam it has a value of
5
.
Earth Beads
The four beads below the beam. Each bead pushed UP to the beam has a value of
1
.
Unit Point (Home Point)
A
white dot
on the beam marking the
ones (units) rod
. Gold dots mark thousands and millions — just like a real abacus.
📷 Abacus Diagram — Label the Parts
Frame
Outer rectangular border
Rods
Vertical sticks — place values
Beam
Horizontal divider bar
Heaven Bead
Top bead — value of 5
Earth Beads
Bottom 4 beads — value of 1 each
Unit Point (Home Point)
White dot on beam — marks the ones (units) rod
✎ Exercise 1 — Fill in the Labels
Write the correct name for each part of the abacus:
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🧠 Exercise 2 — Multiple Choice Questions
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