Chinese Made Easy for Kids (Books1-4) adopts a new approach to teaching Chinese as a second/foreign language. It is designed for primary school students who start to learn Chinese as total beginners. This series includes 4 books, and each book consists of one textbook and one workbook. After completing this series, learners will be able to recognize over 500 Chinese characters, write from memory approximately 100 simple characters and be able to develop communication skills from early age.
This series takes into account the unique Chinese language system and the way Chinese is learned in its design of teaching of pronunciation, characters, vocabulary and grammar. It exposes children to the phonetic symbols and tones from the very beginning. This will help them to acquire good pronunciation and intonation of Chinese with on-going reinforcement of pinyin practice. Chinese characters are taught according to the character formation system. Once the children have a good grasp of radicals and simple characters, they will be able to analyze most of the compound characters they encounter, and to memorize new characters in a logical way. Grammar and sentence structures are not explained in any forms, rather children arrive at grammar rules through consistent and interesting exercises provided throughout the books.
The second edition of include some updates to take into account social development and learning, as well as technology and language teaching methodology. These include new vocabulary and expressions; only one meaning was given when a new word was introduced; audio recording was provided for new vocabulary in order to help children review after school; simple and previously learned vocabulary was used to make the rhymes easier; more exercises on Chinese numbers; measure word exercises were added; Chinese characters were given alongside the pictures.
《轻松学汉语少儿版》采用了新的方法来教授作为第二语言/外语的汉语。它适用于刚开始学习中文的小学生。该系列包括4册，每册由一本课本和一本练习册组成。完成本套教材后，学生将能够认读500多个汉字，会写大约100个简单的汉字，并能够从小培养用汉语沟通交流的技能。
本套教材在语音、汉字、词汇和语法的教学设计中，考虑到了汉语独特的语言体系和汉语的习得方式。它从一开始就让孩子们接触到语音和音调。这有助于他们通过不断加强拼音练习来获得良好的汉语发音和语调。汉字教学是按汉字的形成来进行的。一旦学生掌握了偏旁部首和独体字，就能够分析他们遇到的大部分复合字，并有逻辑地记忆新字。教材中没有解释语法和句子结构，而是由学生通过书中提供的有趣的练习来学会语法规则。
第二版包括一些更新，以适应社会发展和学习的需要，以及技术和语言教学方法的进步。这些更新包括新的字词和表达方式；引入一个生字词时，只给出一个含义；为生字词提供音频，以帮助孩子复习；以简单的和学过的字词来帮助学生学习新内容；加入更多关于中国数字的练习；增加量词练习；为图片配上汉字。
Chinese Made Easy for Kids 1 (Simplified 2nd Edition) 轻松学汉语少儿版第一册 (简体第二版 ): Table of Contents | Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册
Chinese Made Easy for Kids 2 (Simplified 2nd Edition) 轻松学汉语少儿版 第二册 (简体第二版): Table of Contents | Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册
Chinese Made Easy for Kids 3 (Simplified 2nd Edition) 轻松学汉语少儿版第三册 (简体第二版): Table of Contents | Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册
Chinese Made Easy for Kids 4 (Simplified 2nd Edition) 轻松学汉语少儿版第四册 (简体第二版): Table of Contents | Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册
Chinese Made Easy for Kids 1+1CD 轻松学汉语 (少儿版 ) +1CD: Table of Contents | Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册
Chinese Made Easy for Kids 2 +1CD 轻松学汉语 (少儿版 ) +1CD: Table of Contents | Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册
Chinese Made Easy for Kids 3+1CD 轻松学汉语 (少儿版 ) +1CD: Table of Contents | Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册
Chinese Made Easy for Kids 4+1CD 轻松学汉语 (少儿版 ) +1CD: Table of Contents | Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册