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Bead Position Recognition Drills

Bead Position Recognition Drills

Course: Abacus for Children โ€” Level 1

Practice Sheet ยท Premium

4 pages of bead position drills for numbers 0โ€“9. Look at bead images, write the number.

Abacus L1 โ€” Bead Position Recognition Drills

40 problems across 4 pages. Each page shows abacus bead positions for numbers 0 to 9. Your child looks at the bead diagram and writes the number it represents.

Bead key: โ— = active (touching bar)โ—‹ = not active (away from bar)

Reference โ€” Learn the pattern first

โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹
= 0
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—
= 1
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—โ—
= 2
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—โ—โ—
= 3
โ—‹
โ—โ—โ—โ—
= 4
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹
= 5
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—
= 6
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—โ—
= 7
โ—
โ—‹โ—โ—โ—
= 8
โ—
โ—โ—โ—โ—
= 9

Page 1 of 4 โ€” Getting Started

Parent instruction

Look at each abacus picture. The filled circle means the bead is pushed towards the bar (active). The empty circle means the bead is away from the bar (not active). Count the value and write the number.

1.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—
=
2.
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹
=
3.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—โ—โ—
=
4.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹
=
5.
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—โ—
=
6.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—โ—
=
7.
โ—
โ—โ—โ—โ—
=
8.
โ—‹
โ—โ—โ—โ—
=
9.
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—
=
10.
โ—
โ—‹โ—โ—โ—
=

Page 2 of 4 โ€” Building Speed

Parent instruction

Try to answer each one in under 10 seconds. Remember: upper bead pushed down = 5, each lower bead pushed up = 1.

11.
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—
=
12.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—โ—
=
13.
โ—
โ—‹โ—โ—โ—
=
14.
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹
=
15.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹
=
16.
โ—
โ—โ—โ—โ—
=
17.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—โ—โ—
=
18.
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—โ—
=
19.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—
=
20.
โ—‹
โ—โ—โ—โ—
=

Page 3 of 4 โ€” Quick Recognition

Parent instruction

Cover the answers from Page 1 and 2 before starting. Try to recognise each number at a glance without counting individual beads.

21.
โ—‹
โ—โ—โ—โ—
=
22.
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—โ—
=
23.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—
=
24.
โ—
โ—โ—โ—โ—
=
25.
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹
=
26.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—โ—โ—
=
27.
โ—
โ—‹โ—โ—โ—
=
28.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹
=
29.
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—
=
30.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—โ—
=

Page 4 of 4 โ€” Timed Challenge

Parent instruction

Set a timer for 2 minutes. How many can you get right? Write your time at the bottom.

31.
โ—
โ—โ—โ—โ—
=
32.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹
=
33.
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—
=
34.
โ—‹
โ—โ—โ—โ—
=
35.
โ—
โ—‹โ—โ—โ—
=
36.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—
=
37.
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—โ—
=
38.
โ—
โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹โ—‹
=
39.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—‹โ—โ—
=
40.
โ—‹
โ—‹โ—โ—โ—
=

Score

36+ = Excellent ยท 28-35 = Good ยท below 28 = Review the reference chart and repeat

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Page 1: ___ / 10
Page 2: ___ / 10
Page 3: ___ / 10
Page 4: ___ / 10

Part of these learning packs

Abacus Level 1 Support Pack

12 printable practice pages for Level 1 โ€” bead positions, number building, and first additions with parent instructions on every page

Look at bead images, write the number. Builds instant recognition for 0โ€“9.

These packs include this resource alongside other printables, tools, and study guides โ€” curated for a specific goal. View all packs โ†’

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