The  30-bead Magnetic Linear Abacus™ is a powerful tool that can be used by teachers and parents to clearly demonstrate key concepts to students.
 
The magnetic Linear Abacus™ could be used for 
whole class explicit teaching to clearly model mathematical ideas and skills. 
during small teacher group work sessions. 
during one-to-one student maths conferences to model and assess student learning as they solve problems.
during the reflection to display key findings and show how number lines can be constructed and used for various operations.
 
Each bead string consists of 30 plastic cube beads with one magnetic face on a faux leather string, with each bead measuring 1cm cubed. Each bead string comes with its own fabric pouch for easy storage.
 
Suitable for teachers and adults.