Meet your teacher — Ms. YukiEvery lesson is taught by Ms. Yuki, on video, step by step.
Ages 6–11 · At home · Self-paced
Fast mental math, learned on the Japanese soroban
BeadCount teaches children mental arithmetic the Japanese way — with the soroban abacus. Short video lessons, a practice soroban right on the screen, and fingers that get quicker every day.
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Our short film — how a child goes from the very first bead to fast mental math, in 49 seconds.
Levels 2–4 open today with a subscription — after checkout, the confirmation page shows your access code, and the same code unlocks all 48 lessons below. Level 1 can also be bought on its own above.
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The full course · 4 levels · 48 lessons
The course
Forty-eight lessons in four levels — from the very first bead to flash-anzan at championship speed, about 2 hours 50 minutes of video in total. Lesson 1 of Level 1 is free — start there. Every other lesson opens with your access code (it is shown right after checkout, and again on the welcome page).
Level 1 — Soroban Basics
The frame, the beads, and the three great tools: direct moves, Little Friends of 5 and Big Friends of 10.
Level 2 — The Soroban in Your Head
Three-digit numbers on the frame — then the frame moves into the imagination: meet anzan, mental math on a pictured soroban.
Level 3 — Multiply and Divide
Times tables on the frame, big multiplications built in parts, and division as fair sharing — leftovers included.
Level 4 — Flash Anzan: The Championship
Numbers flash and the picture holds: championship rounds, dictation chains and the final tournament.
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Three steps to finish the lesson. They check off by themselves as you go — the golden rule: a bead only counts when it touches the beam.
1. Watch the lesson videoWatch Ms. Yuki's lesson to the end (or almost — 90% is enough).Step 1
2. Practice on the soroban trainerFinish 5 “Type the number” challenges below — right or wrong, every try counts.Step 2
3. Pass the Lesson 1 quizFive questions. Get 4 or 5 right to pass and complete Lesson 1.Step 3
Lesson 1 complete — great work! Your Soroban journey has begun.
Practice on the soroban
This is your practice soroban — just like the one in the video. Tap beads to slide them. A bead works only when it touches the beam: the top bead is worth 5, each bottom bead is worth 1. The marked column in the middle is the ones column.
Your soroban shows:0
Type the number — set it on the ones column
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Use the ones column (the marked one, in the middle), then press “Check”.
Correct: 0Tries: 0Challenges done: 0 / 5
Free play: slide any beads you like and watch the number under the soroban change. A bead counts only when it touches the beam!
Reading tip from Ms. Yuki: five first — then the little ones. That's how fast readers do it.
Daily practice — 5 minutes
A little bit every day beats a lot once a week. Start the timer and play on the soroban until it rings.
5:00
Ready when you are.
0minutes today
0minutes total
Lesson quiz
Five quick questions about the soroban, the beam and the golden rule.
Five questions — best after watching the video, but you can try any time.
Watch the video, then train on the soroban — the golden rule still holds: a bead only counts when it touches the beam.
1. Watch the lesson videoWatch Ms. Yuki's lesson to the end (or almost — 90% is enough).Step 1
2. Practice on the soroban trainerFinish 5 trainer challenges below — right or wrong, every try counts.Step 2
Lesson complete — great work! Keep the 5-minute daily habit going.
Practice on the soroban
This is your practice soroban — just like the one in the video. Tap beads to slide them. A bead works only when it touches the beam: the top bead is worth 5, each bottom bead is worth 1. The marked column in the middle is the ones column.
Your soroban shows:0
Set the number
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Set it on the soroban, then press “Check”.
Correct: 0Tries: 0Challenges done: 0 / 5
Free play: slide any beads you like and watch the number under the soroban change. A bead counts only when it touches the beam!
Reading tip from Ms. Yuki: five first — then the little ones. That's how fast readers do it.
Daily practice — 5 minutes
A little bit every day beats a lot once a week. Start the timer and play on the soroban until it rings.
5:00
Ready when you are.
0minutes today
0minutes total
Lesson 1 · Quiz
Lesson 1 quiz
Five questions about meeting the soroban. Pick an answer for each one, then check your score — 4 or 5 correct means you passed!
For parents
Your child's progress
Everything here comes from real activity in this app — lessons watched, minutes practiced, trainer answers and quiz scores in this browser.
Progress dashboard
No activity yet. Once your child watches Lesson 1, practices on the soroban or takes the quiz, the numbers will appear here.
0 of 12lessons completed
0practice minutes (total)
—trainer accuracy
—best Lesson 1 quiz score
This week's practice
Class results · sample table
The shared results table for the Level 1 class. The sample rows show how the table looks; your child's own row appears, highlighted, as soon as they have results.
Student
Lessons done
Practice min
Trainer accuracy
Best quiz
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Weekly report: Your child — BeadCount Level 1
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