Kids' First Chinese Characters: Trace, Read & Color

By the end you can

• Trace 20 Chinese characters stroke by stroke
• See the picture hiding inside each character
• Read, say and color your first Chinese words

What’s inside

• Unit 1: Learn: One, Two, Three Lines · Practice: Count the Lines
• Unit 2: Learn: People Big and Small · Practice: Be a Character!
• Unit 3: Learn: Mouth, Eye and Hand · Practice: Point and Trace
• Unit 4: Learn: Sun and Moon · Practice: Day and Night
• Unit 5: Learn: Mountain and Water · Practice: Up the Mountain
• Unit 6: Learn: Fire, Tree and Earth · Practice: Forest Fun
• Unit 7: Learn: Field and Middle · Practice: Field and Flag
• Unit 8: Learn: Up and Down · Practice: Up We Go!
• Unit 9: Learn: Big and Little · Practice: Big or Small? · Practice: Color by Character
• Cards: Character Cards 1 · Character Cards 2 · Character Cards 3
• Review: Bao's Nature Walk · Bao's Body Game
• Final Practice: All 20 Characters
• Review: Sun Goes Up, Sun Goes Down

Who it’s for

Children starting Mandarin, with a grown-up at home or a teacher in class. Grown-ups don't need to speak Chinese to help.

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