The abacus in your classroom

Everything on AbacusPlay is free for schools and homeschools: no logins for students, no ads in the lessons, and nothing to install.

Tools for the board

• Online abacus: a soroban with 1 to 13 rods, numbers on or off, a Clear button and Show a number, for quick rounds at the board.
• Counting frame: ten rows of ten, colored in fives, for counting, making ten and adding within 20 (kindergarten and 1st grade).
• Place value abacus: ones, tens, hundreds and thousands, with expanded form shown as you go (1st and 2nd grade place value).

For students

The kids course works well in a computer lab or on tablets. Every lesson is five to ten minutes and follows the same steps: watch, try with lights, try alone, show it on your fingers, and a short mental round. Progress is saved on each device only, so students on shared devices simply start the lesson they are on. Older students can use the soroban course for grown-ups.

Worksheets

The worksheet maker prints a fresh page of practice with an answer key every time: soroban sums that need no friend rules, read and draw the beads, and place value sheets. Print as many copies as your classes need.

Accessibility

The abacus works with the keyboard alone and announces every change to screen readers. The soroban has a long history in teaching blind and low-vision students arithmetic, and we want the online version to keep that door open. If something does not work with your students' assistive technology, please tell us.

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Last updated: November 14, 2026