Is it for me?
We believe you know what your students need to master the UK maths curriculum better than anyone else - that’s why we have created Abacus - the complete maths toolkit which gives you freedom when you want it and structure when you need it.
- An online world for children filled with lively and exciting maths games and rewards that your digital-savvy kids will love.
- Textbooks and workbooks for independent practice, designed to capture children’s interest and inspire a genuine love of maths.
- Progress and Assess tests (incl. end-of-year tests), and clever assessment tools to track children’s attainment and their progress towards Age Related Expectations.
- Mastery checkpoint workbooks that support the online mastery checkpoints activities and include space for children to make notes, write their answers and show their workings.
- Professional Development videos to nurture your confidence in teaching for mastery.
"We have also found that Abacus is great for all kinds of teachers and teaching styles. Not every primary school teacher is a maths specialist, so the lesson plans included in the teacher toolkit provides the foundation for us to apply our own style that we feel is best for the children’s learning. Also, we’ve found that the ActiveLearn online platform is very easy to use so you don’t have to be a computer expert to use it!"
- The Sri Lankan School Muscat, Oman
How does Abacus help you ensure mastery of skills?
In this video, Author Ruth Merttens talks about the five things that enable us to get children to develop mastery. Abacus is a unique maths toolkit written for the new primary maths curriculum by an expert author team, that's been carefully crafted on a robust approach to creating inspired and confident mathematicians.
How does Abacus work
"Abacus is a toolkit developed by local experts and current practitioners for UK teachers. It contains high quality resources and tools for teachers and children, which develop in-depth understanding and playful enjoyment - both key to helping children reason mathematically. These materials are proven to enable all children to develop mastery and to succeed in maths."
- Professor Ruth Merttens, Abacus Series Editor
Three key principles underpinning Abacus
- Understanding - that children need a robust understanding and secure foundation in maths to develop:
- conceptual understanding
- numerical fluency
- problem-solving skills and
- mathematical confidence. - Progression - to ensure every child can move on, Abacus is built on a series of detailed progression ladders. These form the backbone to Abacus.
- Control - We never forget that teachers are the experts when it comes to knowing their class. So we've built Abacus to give you flexibility - offering structure when you want it, and freedom when you choose it.
Abacus brochure
A unique Maths toolkit written for the UK primary curriculum.
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