Happy Learning to Write Characters, Stroke Recognition 2 (Phase 2 (Middle Class) (4-5 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 engaging games, stimulating children's interest in learning characters and writing. Through phased exercises, children unconsciously master basic strokes, stroke order, and radicals, understanding the evolution of Chinese characters. This makes future character recognition, writing, dictation, and comprehension easier, enabling them to grasp an efficient learning method for Chinese characters and laying a solid foundation for learning how to use a dictionary.
How is this "Happy Writing Practice" different from traditional writing exercise books? It provides appropriate exercises tailored to children of different ages:
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. Instead, it is suitable to engage in large-muscle exercises such as dots, lines, and circles—basic writing pre-practice. Therefore, this stage mainly includes stroke 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 with 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. After completing the four books, children will have mastered these 88 radicals, grasping the structural patterns of Chinese characters, thus laying a foundation for quickly learning a large number of characters and later using a dictionary.
Do you find it difficult to get your child to practice writing characters? Most writing practice books only offer mechanical copying exercises. Children get bored after writing just one page and give up. However, this "Happy Writing Practice" captures children's interests. It trains writing skills subtly through drawing activities, helping children understand the evolution of characters and deepening their comprehension, which in turn encourages them to recognize similar characters and enhances their interest in learning.
Engaging Chinese character games are included.
Do you feel helpless when helping your child with writing? This book is scientifically designed 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 addresses where to start when guiding your child.
When teaching your child to write, how should you proceed? Prepare a desk and chair of appropriate height to create a conducive learning environment. Ensure your child develops the correct pencil-holding method and writing posture from the beginning. Start with large characters and use thicker pencils. Do not be overly critical—just encourage them frequently as long as they show interest in practicing.