Beadbay: the soroban
Soroban worksheets to print, with answers
Pick a level and print: each sheet is a page of column sums with its answer key on a second page. Every sheet is new, and every sum has been checked to need only the techniques of its level.
Make a worksheet
Choose a level, press New sheet until you like it, then Print. In the print window choose Save as PDF to keep a copy.
What is on a sheet
Column sums: each number on its own line, the ones to take away marked with a minus, and a box for the answer. Soroban classes call this kind of sum mitorizan: you read the numbers down the column and work them on the beads as you go.
The levels on this page
These are the app's free levels 2, 3, 4, 5:
- Level 2: easy adding.
- Level 3: adding and taking away.
- Level 4: small friends: adding.
- Level 5: small friends: both ways.
Made for the method
A level never asks for a technique that has not been taught. A small-friends sheet has no carries, and a sum never dips below nothing.
More sheets
Beadbay Pro prints every level up to 16: big friends, both friends together, longer columns, times, divide and decimals.
Questions
Are the worksheets free?
Yes, for levels 2 to 5. There is no sign-up and nothing is sent anywhere: the sheet is made in your browser.
Is there an answer key?
Yes. It prints on its own page after the sheet.
Can I get the same sheet again?
Not from this page: every New sheet is different. Print it or save it as a PDF to keep it.