This is a soroban kit.  It is great for secondary pupils who enjoy putting it together.  There is a wide range of colours to choose from.

This is a teaching soroban, which can stand on its own feet or be hung on a wall, for class demonstration.

This is a good one for junior children. It is all plastic and has bigger beads than normal.  It comes in a plastic zip case

This is a Slavonic abacus and can be used for the initial stages to teach reception children, without having to deal with a ‘5’ bead

These cards can be used

to help with soroban understanding and to enhance other mathematical concepts

It is worth paying for a good soroban.  A wooden one is the best, and if you are really serious buy a wooden one, with boxwood beads

(yellow beads) and a re-set button at the top.

This is a birch wood soroban with a re-set button

This is for infants who need larger beads.

You can get all these from Tomoe.  Her range is very extensive, and she is in the process of updating and improving her web site.  If you have any questions email her, and she will very quickly get back to you.

Click this link to see the site

In the UK you can buy Tomoe soroban from this company.

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This is an excellent introductory book written by Kimie Markarian.  A soroban teacher working in England.

It is produced by ATM

This is a boxwood soroban