Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. It covers four levels, each level is made up of two volumes: a and b (each with a CD), accompanied by workbooks a and b. This series has four characters in it, namely Ding Yi, Tian Li, Jingjing and Lele, who are primary school students from China and abroad. Beautifully designed illustrations, simple sentences and dialogues and lovely songs among other means are adopted to develop the kids’ interest in learning Chinese and help them lay a solid foundation by mastering such fundamental Chinese knowledge as numbers, basic strokes, self-introduction and daily expressions. Chinese culture is introduced on the last two pages of each volume together with some colour stickers for practice. Audio files of all the lessons and songs are provided for each volume in a CD with the textbook.

Having finished the 8 volumes in four levels, students can:

  • master Chinese pinyin and lay a solid phonetic foundation
  • grasp about 600 words
  • get exposed to about 500 Chinese characters
  • learn about 60 Chinese songs relevant to the texts
  • communicate in simple Chinese
  • learn profoundly about 8 cultural points (including festivals, Beijing opera, kites, paper-cuts and calligraphy, etc.)

Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids 轻松学中文 (少儿版)

Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids 1a 轻松学中文 (少儿版): Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册 | Table of Content 目录 Click here to see more information about 1a

1a textbook includes 7 lessons encompassing such topics as numbers, greetings, names, ages and classes, etc. Based on the content of Textbook and the physical and psychological characteristics of kids in Grade 1. The workbook provides a bunch of simple exercises, such as numbering, matching, colouring and drawing, in order to teach the kids Chinese knowledge as well as train their abilities of thinking and practice. They can be used in the first semester of Year 1 at primary school. 《轻松学中文少儿版》1a,共7课,包括数字、打招呼、询问名字、年龄和班级等内容,适合海外小学一年级上学期使用。1a练习册紧密结合课本1a所学知识,针对一年级小学生的心理和生理特点,设计了标序号、连线、涂色、简单描画等等丰富、简单的题型,达到既使得学生学到汉语知识,又让他们的思维和动手能力得到锻炼的良好效果。Sample Lesson 样章

Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids 1b 轻松学中文 (少儿版): Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册 | Table of Content 目录 Click here to see more information about 1b

《轻松学中文少儿版》1b,共7课,包括家庭成员、身体部位、常见的颜色、水果等内容,适合海外小学一年级下学期使用。内容涵盖家庭、身体部位、颜色、水果等。1b练习册以教材1b的内容为基础,结合一年级孩子的身心特点,提供了一系列简单的练习题。 数字、配对、涂色、绘画等练习,让孩子们了解汉语知识,锻炼他们的思维能力和实践能力。可以用于小学一年级第二学期。

Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids 2a 轻松学中文 (少儿版): Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册 | Table of Content 目录 Click here to see more information about 2a

2a textbook includes 7 lessons encompassing such topics as brothers and sisters, friends, colours and hobbies, etc. 2a workbook provides a bunch of simple exercises, such as numbering, matching, colouring and drawing, in order to teach the kids Chinese knowledge as well as train their abilities of thinking and practice. They can be used in the first semester of Year 2 at primary school.《轻松学中文少儿版》2a,共7课,包括兄弟姐妹、朋友、玩具、常见的颜色、日常爱好等内容,适合海外小学二年级上学期使用。练习册2a,针对二年级小学生的心理和生理特点,设计了丰富的听说读写的学习和练习内容,达到既使得学生学到汉语知识,又让他们的思维和动手能力得到锻炼的良好效果。

Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids 2b 轻松学中文 (少儿版): Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册 | Table of Content 目录 Click here to see more information about 2b

2b textbook includes 7 lessons encompassing such topics as days of the week, time, stationery, classroom, animals and snacks, etc. 2b workbook provides a lot of exercises in order to teach the kids Chinese knowledge as well as train their abilities of thinking and practice topics as days of the week, time, stationery, classroom, animals and snacks, etc. They can be used in the second semester of Year 2 at primary school. 《轻松学中文少儿版》2b共7课,包括星期、时点、文具和教室设施的描述;动物及日常食品名称和大小多少等形容词的表达。练习册2b,针对二年级小学生的心理和生理特点,设计了丰富的听说读写的学习和练习内容,达到既使得学生学到汉语知识,又让他们的思维和动手能力得到锻炼的良好效果。

Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids 3a 轻松学中文 (少儿版): Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册 | Table of Content 目录 Click here to see more information about 3a

3b textbook includes 7 lessons encompassing such topics as stationery, school facilities, positions, hobbies, food & drink, and nature. In this volume, students will learn initials and compound finals of Chinese syllables. Each lesson teaches two single characters and provides more exercises on character writing, sentence making and simple composition as well as specialized listening exercises to further improve students’ integrated language skills.《轻松学中文少儿版》3a共7课,包括数字、生日、家庭成员、国籍以及服装、请求允许等内容。本册开始系统地学习汉语拼音(部分声母和单韵母),每课学习2个独体字,并设计了更多的汉字书写、图片描述等内容,还有专项听力题,使得学生在三年级上学期进入更浓厚的汉语学习氛围,并提高他们的思维和动手能力。练习册3a,配合本册课本,在原有题型基础上增加了相应的拼音练习和独体字的书写等不同形式的题型,适合小学三年级学生在上学期使用。

Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids 3b 轻松学中文 (少儿版): Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册 | Table of Content 目录 Click here to see more information about 3b

3b workbook supports 3b textbook, it requires students to repeatedly practice the pinyin and characters they’ve learned and provides more question types such as matching, sentence making, translation and paragraph writing, etc., to help students master the contents taught in the textbook solidly and use them in real life. 《轻松学中文少儿版》3b,共7课,包括文具、学校设施、方位、爱好、饮食、自然等内容。本册继续学习声母和复韵母,每课学习2个独体字,并设计了更多的汉字书写、组句、简单语篇表达等内容,还有专项听力题,让学生进一步提高汉语听说读写综合能力。练习册于课本3b配套,反复操练所学拼音和汉字,并有连线组句、翻译、语段书写等更多题型,让学生扎实掌握课本所学知识并加以运用。

Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids 4a 轻松学中文 (少儿版): Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册 | Table of Content 目录 Click here to see more information about 4a

4a textbook has 7 lessons encompassing such topics as telephone number, languages, daily routine, means of transport, etc. This volume attaches more importance to the review of the pinyin learned previously, teaches three radicals in each lesson besides reviewing the simple characters learned before, provides more exercises on character and radical writing, sentence making and textual expression, and devotes an independent section to listening. Through these efforts, it helps improve students’ integrated language skills. 4a workbook supports 4a textbook, it helps students systematically review the pinyin they’ve learned and begins to teach radicals. With a good variety of exercises, such as matching, sentence making, translation, drawing and paragraph writing, it enables students to achieve a solid grasp of the contents taught in the textbook and to put them into practice as well. 《轻松学中文少儿版》4a,共7课,包括电话号码、语言、日常作息、出行交通工具等内容。本册开始深入复习拼音,每课学习3个偏旁并复习以前所学独体字,提供更多的汉字和偏旁书写、组句、语篇表达等内容,还有专项听力题,让学生进一步提高汉语听说读写综合能力。练习册于课本4a,系统复习拼音,并开始学习偏旁,有连线组句、翻译、画图、语段书写等多种题型,让学生扎实掌握课本所学知识并加以运用。

Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids 4b 轻松学中文 (少儿版): Textbook 课本 | Workbook 练习册 | Table of Content 目录 Click here to see more information about 4b

4b textbook has 7 lessons encompassing such topics as weather, clothes, actions/behaviours in progress, school facilities, school subjects and sports, etc. As the last volume of ESC for Kids, it gives an overall review of the pinyin, simple characters and radicals learned before. Besides, three new radicals are taught in each lesson, more character and radical writing, sentence-making and text-composing exercises are provided, and a specific listening exercise is added in each lesson to further improve students’ comprehensive Chinese language skills. 4b workbook has 7 lessons encompassing such topics as weather, clothes, actions/behaviours in progress, school facilities, school subjects and sports, etc. Supporting Textbook 4b, this book makes an overall review of pinyin and provides exercises on both the new radicals and the radicals learned in 4a. With a good variety of exercises, such as matching, sentence making, translation, drawing and paragraph writing, it enables students to achieve a solid grasp of the contents taught in the textbook and to put them into practice as well. 《轻松学中文少儿版》4b,共7课,包括天气、穿着、正在进行的行为动作、学校设施、喜欢的科目、业余运动等内容。作为少儿版最后一册,本册全面复习拼音和学过的独体字、偏旁,同时每课学习3个新的偏旁,提供更多的汉字和偏旁书写、组句、语篇表达等内容,还有专项听力题,让学生进一步提高汉语听说读写综合能力。练习册4b,跟课本4b配套,全面复习拼音,在学习新偏旁的同时,复习4a所学偏旁,有连线组句、翻译、画图、语段书写等多种题型,让学生扎实掌握课本所学知识并加以运用。Sample Lesson 样章