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“Easy Steps to Chinese for Preschool and Kindergarten” is specifically designed for non-Chinese background children, who are learning Chinese as a second/foreign language. The series is suitable for preschool children aged 4 to 6.

This series serves as an “enlightenment course” for the children who use “Easy Steps to Chinese”. It aims to plant the seeds of the idea that “Chinese is not difficult” and “I like learning Chinese” in the minds of young children, laying the foundation for their systematic learning of Chinese in primary and secondary schools.

The goal of this series is to help children naturally acquire Chinese pronunciation, become familiar with Chinese character writing, and master the most basic words and sentence patterns in a relaxed and enjoyable environment. Furthermore, this series also focuses on cultivating their interest in learning Chinese, fostering a positive attitude, and developing good writing habits.

This series consists of two levels, with each level including a textbook and a workbook. In addition, it comes with PowerPoint slides, word cards, downloadable worksheets for tracing characters, and various digital teaching resources.

Keeping the characteristics of young children learning languages in mind, the series integrates materials and resources, such as word cards, picture cards, and interactive game cards, with their functions while compiling the textbooks and workbooks, making it convenient for teachers to plan and organize classroom activities.

The textbook focuses on teaching basic language knowledge of Chinese, such as Chinese numbers, simple characters, simple words, and short sentences, while the workbook provides diverse, age-appropriate, and interesting exercises and activities in order to consolidate the content of the textbook. The recurrence of words and repetitive exercises are designed accordingly.

There are four units in each book: numbers, my family, daily life and school life. The course progresses gradually, helping children understand and master vocabulary and short sentences while cultivating their ability to communicate using the Chinese they have learned on the topics in the course.