How to make a soroban

Following are the links with helpful suggestions on how to make an abacus. Please keep in mind that we need a soroban so adjust the arrangement of beads accordingly (4 earthly beads and 1 heavenly bead).

  • Corrugaged cardboard and skewers
  • Popsicle sticks / bamboo skewers (Careful! The video shows a Chinese Abacus, not a Soroban! Adjust the number of beads accordingly (1-4).)
  • You may make one using construction paper, yarn and beads
  • You may use any webpage with suggestions on how to make an abacus as long as you'll make a soroban
  • You may buy a soroban online. Make sure you are getting a soroban.
Please let me know if any of the above links is broken or you have questions regarding the soroban.
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