Happy Learning to Write Characters: Radicals Recognition 2 (Phase 3 (Senior Kindergarten) (5-7 years old))

Author: Beijing Golden Apple Book Co., Ltd.
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This set of books is meticulously designed based on the "Guiding Outline for Early Childhood Education." The content follows the developmental of children's physical and mental growth, progressing from simple to complex and systematically divided into three stages for guided learning. It breaks the traditional monotonous writing practice mode by incorporating lively and interesting games, stimulating children's interest in learning characters and writing. Through stage-by-stage exercises, children unconsciously learn basic strokes, stroke order, and radicals, and understand the evolution of Chinese characters. This makes future learning of characters, writing, dictation, and comprehension of character meanings easier, enabling them to master an efficient method for learning Chinese characters and laying a solid foundation for learning how to use a dictionary.
How is the arrangement of this "Happy Chinese Writing" different from traditional writing practice books? It provides appropriate exercises based on children's different age characteristics:
Stage 1 (Suitable for 2.5 to 4 years old or small class): Since children's fine motor skills are not yet developed, early writing practice is not beneficial. It is more suitable to engage in large motor exercises such as dots, lines, and circles, which are foundational for writing. Therefore, this stage mainly includes pen control exercises and picture-based character recognition to train hand-eye coordination and strengthen arm and hand muscles.
Stage 2 (Suitable for 4 to 5 years old or middle class): Learning the basic strokes of Chinese characters and mastering their stroke order and structure. Starting from drawing, which children enjoy, it gradually guides them into learning.
Stage 3 (Suitable for 5 to 7 years old or large class): This stage includes 88 commonly used radicals, practiced in a progressive manner. By completing the four books in this set, children will have learned most of these radicals and grasped the structural rules of Chinese characters, laying a foundation for quickly learning a large number of characters and later learning how to use a dictionary.
Do you find it difficult to get your child to practice writing characters? Most writing practice books only offer mechanical copying exercises, and children get bored after writing just one page and give up. However, this "Happy Chinese Writing" set captures children's interests. It starts by training writing skills through drawing, allowing children to practice writing unconsciously. By helping children understand the evolution of Chinese characters, it deepens their comprehension and encourages them to recognize similar characters, increasing their interest in learning.
Engaging and fun Chinese character games are included.
When helping your child with writing, do you feel overwhelmed? This book is scientifically arranged based on children's psychological and physiological characteristics, progressing from simple to complex. It not only solves the problem of how to write characters but also helps you know where to start when guiding your child.
When teaching your child to write, what should you do? Prepare a desk and chair that are the right height to create a good learning atmosphere. Help your child develop the correct pencil-holding method and writing posture from the beginning. Start by practicing writing large characters and use thicker pens. Don't be too strict—just encourage them often as long as they show interest in practicing.