This is an introduction to abacus and the second lesson. Counting Numbers 5-9 Worksheets. The abacus used has 1 bead on top and 4 beads on the bottom. This activity focuses on the top bead (has a value of 5) and the bottom beads (has a value of 1 for each bead). Counting from five to nine. This activity also includes tracing numbers, coloring by number, pixel art coloring, matching numerals to objects, and abacus.

The abacus has been used for centuries and is utilized as a mathematical power tool that will help eliminate math anxiety. Included is a “filling” bucket to monitor students’ accomplishments and a certificate for completing Lesson 1.

Activities will teach the following fundamentals:

• Number recognition
• Understanding the bead representation for numbers