Why Micro Learning Works—And How We Built It Into SumoMath.com
Traditional math lessons often try to cover too much at once. Students get overwhelmed, concepts blur, and retention drops.Micro learning breaks lessons into small, focused chunks—typically 3–5 minutes per concept. Research shows it improves retention by up to 80% compared to long-form sessions. Why it works: Every video lesson on SumoMath platform is designed as
Why teach arithmetic with an ancient abacus?
Why teach arithmetic with an ancient abacus? 🧮 (Spoiler: It’s not just for nostalgia) Picture this: A 5-year-old calculating 347 + 589 in their head. No fingers. No paper. No “carry the one” panic. Sounds like magic? It’s actually soroban. Here’s the thing about traditional arithmetic: Most kids memorize procedures without understanding what’s actually happening.
How Many Beads are on an Abacus?
The answer to this question depends on the type of abacus you are considering. The Japanese version of the abacus, called a Soroban, has 5 beads per rod. Each rod of the Soroban can represent a digit from 0 to 9. Since a soroban is designed with a base-10 numbering system, the soroban is ideal
What Abacus Should You Buy?
To get started with the RightLobeMath.com online math program, we need an abacus or preferably a Japanese Soroban which can be purchased at anytime on Rightlobemath.com. We highly recommend in the beginning of a student’s abacus training that they use a “physical” abacus and not a “digital” abacus. The reason for suggesting the use of a
What is Flash Anzan?
Flash anzan is the term to describe a very popular global mental math competition where contestants must add numbers shown consecutively on a screen within a specified time period. The current flash anzan world record is correctly adding 15, three digit numbers in 1.6s! This means each 3 digit number is displayed on the screen