Chinese+Character+Practice

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=Animations=

[|Animated Chinese Characters] - Searchable database contains links to animations for words related to cities, the compass, countries, numbers, politics, pronouns, provinces, surnames, and the zodiac (click on the character to see the stroke order animation)

[|Practice Chinese characters] - Animations that show the stroke order of a number of simplified Mandarin characters. Site is searchable in Chinese, pinyin, or English.

=Children's Books=

[|At the Beach] by Huy Voun Lee - In English, but with hints for re: how to remember various characters that are nicely contextualized in writing in the sand, the clouds, etc. (available from Amazon.com)

[|In the Snow] by Huy Voun Lee - In English, but with hints for re: how to remember various characters that are nicely contextualized in writing in the snow, etc. (available from Amazon.com)

[|Lóng is a Dragon: Chinese Writing for Children] - A children's book in English that emphasizes simple Chinese characters (available from Amazon.com).

[|The Pet Dragon] by Christoph Niemann - A children's book in English that draws characters on top of the pictures to help students learn basic ones.

=Games=

[|Games for Beginning Chinese] - Quia concentration games, matching games, etc., for practicing Chinese vocabulary (pinyin + characters) created by Mary Jacobs

=Information=

[|How to Write Chinese Characters] - Simple page in English outlines key principles of stroke order, stroke type, and stroke components

[|Writing Chinese Characters] - Page in English provides information on stroke types, stroke order, points of interest, counting strokes, and the square grid

[|Zhongwen.com] - A collection of links to resources related to Chinese culture, including a clickable "geneology" of Chinese characters

=Tools=

[|Nciku] - Very cool site that allows students to hand-write characters and choose from a list of selections offered by the program. The program then puts the correct Chinese character in the search box so students can find related conversations, examples, idioms, pinyin, themes, etc.

[|Skritter] - Free while it is in beta. The program generates a word in pinyin and the student has to use the electronic brush to write the character. The program provides feedback on the students' writing

=Worksheets=

[|Blank Character Practice Worksheet (Diagonal)] - Blank squares for practicing stroke order (divided into diagonals) ([|Sample worksheet here])

[|Chinese Character Worksheets] - Four blank Chinese character worksheets - each slightly different in format, with space for name, date, and assignment in English

[|Chinese for Kids - Character Practice (Subject Pronouns]) - Printable PDF that helps students practice stroke order and characters for subject pronouns in Chinese

[|Easy Chinese Character Worksheets] - Printable worksheets that show stroke order and provide guided practice with characters for animals, body parts, and opposites

[|Sample Blank Character Practice Worksheet (Squares)] - Blank squares for practicing stroke order of characters (divided into squares) ([|Sample stroke sequence worksheet here]) ([|Sample character practice worksheet here])

See also: Story-based Instruction - Chinese

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