Happy Learning to Write Characters, Part 1: Recognizing Radicals (Third Stage (Senior Kindergarten) (5-7 years old))

Author: Beijing Golden Apple Publishing 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 tracing and copying model by incorporating lively and engaging games to stimulate children's interest in learning characters and writing. Through staged exercises, children unconsciously master basic strokes, stroke order, and radicals, understanding the evolution of Chinese characters. This makes future learning of characters, writing, dictation, and comprehension of meanings easier, enabling them to grasp an efficient method for learning Chinese characters and laying a solid foundation for learning how to use a dictionary.
How is this set of "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 handwriting practice is not beneficial. Instead, it is more suitable to engage in large motor exercises such as dots, lines, and circles—basic pre-writing activities. Therefore, this stage primarily focuses on 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): Children learn the basic strokes of Chinese characters and master their stroke order and structure. Starting with drawing, which children enjoy, they are gradually guided 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 mastered these 88 radicals, grasping the structural rules of Chinese characters, which lays a foundation for quickly learning a large number of characters and for children to later learn how to use a dictionary.
Do you find it difficult to get your child to trace characters? Most traditional tracing books only offer mechanical copying exercises. Children often lose interest after writing just one page and give up. However, this set of "Happy Chinese Writing" captures children's interests by first training them to write through the process of drawing, making it an unconscious and enjoyable experience. By helping children understand the evolution of Chinese characters, they gain a deeper comprehension and can apply this knowledge to similar characters, increasing their interest in learning.
Engaging and fun Chinese character games are also 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 and systematically. It not only solves the problem of how to write characters but also addresses where to begin 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 environment. Encourage your child to adopt the correct pencil-holding method and writing posture from the start. Begin with larger characters and use thicker pens. Do not be too demanding—just as long as your child shows interest in practicing, frequently encourage them with words.