Abacus workbook catalogue
34 books. Workbooks for the abacus, from the Foundation Level to Advanced Level 15. Codes: T classroom instruction, E exam practice, C competition practice.
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Foundation Level
T-1 · Classroom instruction
For younger students (under 6)
- Add & subtract
- 1–5, 6–9; 5’s and 10’s complement addition and subtraction; 1-digit 3 rows
T-2 · Classroom instruction
For school-age students (6 and over)
- Add & subtract
- 1–5, 6–9; 5’s and 10’s complement addition and subtraction; 1-digit 4 rows
T-3 · Classroom instruction
All ages
- Add & subtract
- 1-digit mixed formulae, 1-digit 4–8 rows (starting from 1-digit 3 rows)
Level 10 & 9
E · Exam practice
Level 10 & 9 compilation
30 chapters each
- Add & subtract
- 1-digit 10 rows, 1–2-digit 10 rows (including column-row calculation)
Intermediate Level
T · Classroom instruction
All ages
- Add & subtract
- 2-digit simple, 5’s and 10’s complement, mixed formulae addition, 3 to 5 rows (starting from 1-digit 3 rows)
Level 9
C · Competition practice
30 chapters each
- Add & subtract
- 1-digit 8 rows; 2-digit 4 rows
- Multiply
- 2x1
Level 8
T · Classroom instruction
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 2-digit 6 rows – 2-digit 10 rows
- Multiply
- 2x1, 3x1, separate sections for products over and under 10
- Divide
- 3÷1 (small dividend), 2÷1 (big dividend)
E · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 2-digit 10 rows (including column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- 3x1
- Divide
- 3÷1
C · Competition practice
For PAMA Group A, loose-leaf
20 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 2-digit 10 rows (20 questions, no column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- 3x1 (30 questions)
- Divide
- 3÷1 (30 questions)
Level 7
T · Classroom instruction
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 2, 3-digit 6 rows – 2, 3-digit 10 rows
- Multiply
- 2x2, separate sections for products over and under 10
- Divide
- 4÷1 (small dividend), 3÷1 (big dividend)
E · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 2, 3-digit 10 rows (including column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- 2x2
- Divide
- 4÷1
C · Competition practice
For PAMA Group B, loose-leaf
20 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 2, 3-digit 10 rows (20 questions, no column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- 2x2 (30 questions)
- Divide
- 4÷1 (30 questions)
Level 6
T · Classroom instruction
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 3-digit 5 rows – 2–4-digit 10 rows, with decimals
- Multiply
- 3x2, 2x3, separate sections by question type
- Divide
- 4÷2 simple, over-quotient once and twice, same first digits
E · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 2, 3-digit 10 rows (including column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- 2x2
- Divide
- 4÷1
C · Competition practice
For PAMA Group C, loose-leaf
20 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 2, 3-digit 10 rows (20 questions, no column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- 2x2 (30 questions)
- Divide
- 4÷1 (30 questions)
Level 5
T · Classroom instruction
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 3, 4-digit 5 rows – 3, 4-digit 10 rows
- Multiply
- 3x3, 2x4, 4x2, separate sections by question type
- Divide
- 5÷2, 5÷3 (5÷3, 4÷3 over-quotient at the third digit)
E · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 3, 4-digit 10 rows (including column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- 3x3, 2x4, 4x2
- Divide
- 5÷2, 5÷3
C · Competition practice
For PAMA Group D, loose-leaf
20 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 3, 4-digit 10 rows (20 questions, no column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- 3x3, 2x4, 4x2 (30 questions)
- Divide
- 5÷2, 5÷3 (30 questions)
Level 4
T · Classroom instruction
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 4, 5-digit 5 rows – 4, 5-digit 10 rows
- Multiply
- 3x4, 4x3, 5x2, 2x5, separate sections by question type
- Divide
- 6÷2, 6÷3, 6÷4
E · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 4, 5-digit 10 rows (including column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- 3x4, 4x3, 5x2, 2x5
- Divide
- 6÷2, 6÷3, 6÷4
C · Competition practice
For PAMA Group E, loose-leaf
20 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 4, 5-digit 10 rows (20 questions, no column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- 3x4, 4x3, 5x2, 2x5 (30 questions)
- Divide
- 6÷2, 6÷3, 6÷4 (30 questions)
Level 3
T · Classroom instruction
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 5, 6-digit 5 rows – 5, 6-digit 10 rows
- Multiply
- Name numbers, no-name numbers, rounding
- Divide
- Name numbers, no-name numbers, rounding
E · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 5, 6-digit 10 rows (including column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- Name and no-name numbers
- Divide
- Name and no-name numbers, compilation
C · Competition practice
For the PAMA Prize Tournament, loose-leaf
20 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 5, 6-digit 10 rows (20 questions, no column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- Name and no-name numbers (30 questions)
- Divide
- Name and no-name numbers, compilation (30 questions)
Level 2
E-1 · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 6, 7-digit 10 rows (including column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- Name numbers, no-name numbers, rounding
- Divide
- Name numbers, no-name numbers, rounding
E-2 · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 6, 7-digit 10 rows (including column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- Name and no-name numbers
- Divide
- Name and no-name numbers, compilation
Level 1
E-1 · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 7, 8-digit 10 rows (including column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- Name numbers, no-name numbers, rounding
- Divide
- Name numbers, no-name numbers, rounding
E-2 · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 7, 8-digit 10 rows (including column-row calculation)
- Multiply
- Name and no-name numbers
- Divide
- Name and no-name numbers, compilation
Advanced Level 1–5
E-1 · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 9, 10-digit 10 rows
- Multiply
- Name and no-name numbers, compilation (10 digits across)
- Divide
- Name and no-name numbers (9 digits across dividend and divisor)
E-2 · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
30 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 9, 10-digit 10 rows
- Multiply
- Name and no-name numbers, compilation (10 digits across)
- Divide
- Name and no-name numbers (9 digits across dividend and divisor)
Advanced Level 6–10
E-1 · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
20 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 9, 10-digit 10 rows; 5–10-digit 15 rows (120 digits a question, 10 questions each)
- Multiply
- Name and no-name numbers, compilation (10 or 11 digits across, 20 questions each)
- Divide
- Name and no-name numbers (9 and 10 digits across dividend and divisor, 20 questions each)
E-2 · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
20 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 9, 10-digit 10 rows; 5–10-digit 15 rows (120 digits a question, 10 questions each)
- Multiply
- Name and no-name numbers, compilation (10 or 11 digits across, 20 questions each)
- Divide
- Name and no-name numbers (9 and 10 digits across dividend and divisor, 20 questions each)
E-3 · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
20 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 9, 10-digit 10 rows; 5–10-digit 15 rows (120 digits a question, 10 questions each)
- Multiply
- Name and no-name numbers, compilation (10 or 11 digits across, 20 questions each)
- Divide
- Name and no-name numbers (9 and 10 digits across dividend and divisor, 20 questions each)
No sample online
Advanced Level 11–15
E · Exam practice
Loose-leaf
20 chapters
- Add & subtract
- 6–11-digit 15 rows (130 digits a question, 10 questions)
- Multiply
- Name and no-name numbers, compilation (12 digits across, 20 questions)
- Divide
- Name and no-name numbers (11 digits across dividend and divisor, 20 questions)