Linear Abacus

About this program

Most maths programs ask children to memorise rules and repeat procedures. The Linear Abacus does something different. Your child works with a real, physical tool — holding numbers, building them, discovering why they work. The books are structured as guided conversations: you get the words to say and the moves to make — not as an instructor, but as a co-investigator — and your child does the thinking. One connected system covers counting through to place value, measurement, fractions, and early algebra — no screen time, no worksheets, no disconnected activities. Co-authored by Genovieve Grouios MEd and Andrew Waywood PhD. Australian designed and made