Is it possible to teach addition and subtraction to children who know only to count 1 to 10?

I am pretty sure this is possible. In New Zealand teachers use something called cusinere rods, which are rods whose length corresponds to their values(Ie something of 2 value is twice the size of 1 value)
Also it is worth looking at the work of Glenn Doman in the USA who developed some interesting techniques for brain damaged children. When he applied his work to normal children, some as young as 2 years old were able to distinguish numbers up to 50 and more quite easily. Why do I subscribe to what he did? My wife taught my daughter at the age of 2 to read using his methods. She quickly became proficient enough to read words that were beyond her stage of mental comprehension demonstrating that the act of reading does not necessarily have to include its comprehension (not that I advocate that but the skill of reading and the skill of comprehension are two separate things)

I am pretty sure this is possible. In New Zealand teachers use something called cusinere rods, which are rods whose length corresponds to their values(Ie something of 2 value is twice the size of 1 value) Also it is worth looking at the work of Glenn Doman in the USA who developed some interesting techniques for brain damaged children. When he applied his work to normal children, some as young as 2 years old were able to distinguish numbers up to 50 and more quite easily. Why do I subscribe to what he did? My wife taught my daughter at the age of 2 to read using his methods. She quickly became proficient enough to read words that were beyond her stage of mental comprehension demonstrating that the act of reading does not necessarily have to include its comprehension (not that I advocate that but the skill of reading and the skill of comprehension are two separate things)

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I just learnt to operate Abacus. It is very interesting.The abacus is about 6 cms. X 18 cms and has 15 rods. Each rod has 5 beads with one upper bead followed by a horizontal rod connecting all the 15 vertical rods and 4 lower beads. All the upper beads have value 5 and each lower bead has value 1. By moving the beads up and down, the children learn to do addition and subtraction. Since it is fun for them to move the beads, the children learn very easily. He has also shown me how the young kids pick up quickly.

I just learnt to operate Abacus. It is very interesting.The abacus is about 6 cms. X 18 cms and has 15 rods. Each rod has 5 beads with one upper bead followed by a horizontal rod connecting all the 15 vertical rods and 4 lower beads. All the upper beads have value 5 and each lower bead has value 1. By moving the beads up and down, the children learn to do addition and subtraction. Since it is fun for them to move the beads, the children learn very easily. He has also shown me how the young kids pick up quickly.

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I can arrange through our Academy and through my friend for learning to operate Abacus ONLINE to any interested person. It is very simple and easy to learn and there is no need for any technical knowledge, only just interest

I can arrange through our Academy and through my friend for learning to operate Abacus ONLINE to any interested person. It is very simple and easy to learn and there is no need for any technical knowledge, only just interest

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I think that is interesting. But if I wanted to teach one that young I would start with ten pieces of candy and let them trade with others after Halloween. They could learn the basics of banking and trading.

I think that is interesting. But if I wanted to teach one that young I would start with ten pieces of candy and let them trade with others after Halloween. They could learn the basics of banking and trading.

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Cool! I'm playing with a few online vertual abucus' (or abuci ?)
I learned how they worked on this site:
http://www.mandarintools.com/abacus.html
This one looks prettier and does more stuff:
http://www.tux.org/~bagleyd/java/AbacusAppJS.html
But this is the one I will keep to play with:
http://www.online-calculator.com/online-abacus/#
here is the same one I am trying to figure out how to use as a desktop
http://www.online-calculator.com/online-abacus/full-screen/

Thanks Brainpower, but I still think you will need candy in the equation.

Cool! I'm playing with a few online vertual abucus' (or abuci ?) I learned how they worked on this site: http://www.mandarintools.com/abacus.html This one looks prettier and does more stuff: http://www.tux.org/~bagleyd/java/AbacusAppJS.html But this is the one I will keep to play with: http://www.online-calculator.com/online-abacus/# here is the same one I am trying to figure out how to use as a desktop http://www.online-calculator.com/online-abacus/full-screen/ Thanks Brainpower, but I still think you will need candy in the equation.

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