In the activity, the pre-k and Kindergarten students focus on the before and after numbers and what numbers that come in between. This activity helps number sense and solidifies the number relationships. Also encourages number order like counting forward and counting backwards.

In this activity, we counting only to from 0-9 because learning abacus, it is only 1 column of the abacus. Abacus is easy to understand, it promotes tactile learning.

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).

All the bottom beads have a value of 1 and the top bead has a value of 5.

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