The Place Value Abacus Set is an essential manipulative designed to reinforce place value understanding from units up to hundred-thousands. The set includes two three-prong abacuses and 54 hexagonal beads in six distinct colours-black, white, green, yellow, red, and blue-following the TFC Place Value colour scheme. The tactile nature of the abacus allows students to physically move beads across prongs, supporting hands-on learning and visualisation of number concepts. This set is ideal for developing counting skills, number composition, and understanding the hierarchical structure of place values. The durable components ensure long-lasting use in classroom environments, making it a valuable resource for enhancing numeracy skills in primary students. Educational Benefits: Facilitates comprehension of place value and number hierarchy. Supports counting, addition, and subtraction with a physical model. Improves fine motor skills through bead manipulation. Encourages visual and kinaesthetic learning styles. Classroom Ideas: Use abacuses to model addition and subtraction problems interactively. Integrate into lessons on number composition and decomposition. Encourage students to create numbers by positioning beads on different place values. Combine with place value flip stands for comprehensive place value exploration. Information: Ages: Suitable for primary students Contents: 2 x Three Prong Abacus, 54 hex beads in 6 colours
