# Abacus Multiplication to Perfection: General Discussion

**URL:** https://community.aphhive.org/t/abacus-multiplication-to-perfection-general-discussion/2837
**Category:** Abacus Multiplication to Perfection
**Created:** [September 17, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.aphhive.org/t/abacus-multiplication-to-perfection-general-discussion/2837 "2026-09-17T17:51:16Z")
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### Author: ![hblankenship](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.aphhive.org/hblankenship/32/204_2.png) [@hblankenship](https://community.aphhive.org/u/hblankenship)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.aphhive.org/t/abacus-multiplication-to-perfection-general-discussion/2837/1 "2026-09-17T17:51:16Z")

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**Coming Soon!**

**Course Description:**

Multiply your potential to effectively instruct students who are blind or have low vision to use the abacus! Course participants will be guided through the process of multiplying single-digit numbers using the abacus. As confidence is gained, training will progress to multiplying larger numbers along with guidance to understand common abacus mistakes.

**ACVREP Credit:** 2 Hours

**Objectives:**

- Explain vocabulary, the rule for positioning subproducts, and the purposes of how a multiplication problem is set on an abacus.
- Evaluate multiplication expressions for their purpose of teaching one digit in the multiplier and any number of digits in the multiplicand.
- Evaluate multiplication expressions to teach multiplication with complementary numbers in subproducts.
- Evaluate multiplication expressions to teach any number of digits in the multiplier and multiplicand.
- Explain common errors students make when multiplying with an abacus.