I sincerely welcome you to the Chinese Primary School Education Series (简单了解中国的小学教育, Level 1). In this series, we will discover China’s primary/elementary education.
Broadly speaking, the primary education in China includes six genres:
- Moral Education (道德与法治, Dàodé yǔ fǎzhì),
- Mathematics (数学, Shùxué),
- English (英文, Yīngwén),
- Music (音乐, Yīnyuè),
- Arts (美术, Měishù),
- Language (语文, Yǔwén).
Starting from the Primary Grade 1, Chinese kids (age group 7+) are exposed to these textbooks. In fact, each of the aforementioned genres includes 2 books, Volume 1 (上册) and Volume 2 (下册). That is to say, in Primary Grade 1, the kids in China are exposed to a total of 12 books. I’m of the mind that it’s way too much for the 7-year-old kids. 🙂
That said, the books in Chinese Primary School Education Series are modeled based on the Chinese primary textbooks. There will be total 10 books for the Grade 1 (instead of 12). Well, I won’t be publishing two English books as I’m sure, if you are a foreigner learning the Mandarin Chinese language, you already have a good level of command over English language.
By going through these primary/elementary books, you will get a basic knowledge of how the Chinese kids learn Chinese language and culture. Each of these books would be in the form of short essays/stories followed by multiple answer type questions.
In this blog-post, I am going to recommend you a set of primary level (Level 1) books suitable for Chinese reading practice. Btw, if you are a beginner, don’t forget to check out the following resources for learning Chinese characters (you may also want to check out the author’s home page as well.
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Here are some of the related books/resources to learn Chinese language fast:
- Level 1: Chinese Reading Books (Chinese Elementary/Primary School Education Series)
- Level 1: Chinese Reading Books (Chinese Short Story Series, 500+ characters)
- Level 1: Chinese Reading Books (Journey to the West Series, 600 characters)
- Level 2: Chinese Reading Books (Biographies of China’s Famous Personalities, 600 characters)
- Level 2: Chinese Reading Books (Chinese Reading Comprehension, 600+ characters)
- Level 2: Chinese Reading Books (Chinese History Series, 900 characters)
- Level 3: Chinese Reading Books (Chinese Culture Series, 1000 characters)
- Level 4 & 5: Chinese Reading Books (Chinese Geography and Economy Series, over 1000 characters)
- Level 6: Chinese Reading Books (Chinese Classical Literature Masterpieces, about 1300 characters)
Level 1: Chinese Primary School Education Series: Reading Books with Pinyin
Language 1: Chinese Primary School Education Grade 1
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340753): Amazon
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340753): Barnes & Noble
Language 2: Chinese Primary School Education Grade 1
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340760): Amazon
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340760): Barnes & Noble
Chinese Primary School Education Grade 1: Chinese Arts 1
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340739): Amazon
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340739): Barnes & Noble
Chinese Primary School Education Grade 1: Chinese Arts 2
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340746): Amazon
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340746): Barnes & Noble
Chinese Primary School Education Grade 1: Mathematics 1
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340715): Amazon
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340715): Barnes & Noble
Chinese Primary School Education Grade 1: Mathematics 2
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340722): Amazon
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340722): Barnes & Noble
Chinese Primary School Education Grade 1: Music 1
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340692): Amazon
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340692): Barnes & Noble
Chinese Primary School Education Grade 1: Music 2
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340708): Amazon
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340708): Barnes & Noble
Chinese Primary School Education Grade 1: Moral Education 1
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340807): Amazon
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340807): Barnes & Noble
Chinese Primary School Education Grade 1: Moral Education 2
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340685): Amazon
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340685): Barnes & Noble
Science 1: Chinese Primary School Education Grade 3
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340777): Amazon
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340777): Barnes & Noble
Science 2: Chinese Primary School Education Grade 3
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340814): Amazon
- Paperback (ISBN 9798887340814): Barnes & Noble
I will regularly update the list, so do stop by, at least once in a while!
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Last updated: Monday, May 20, 2024