Sagebooks Series 基礎漢字 500 have become incredibly popular among parents abroad.
To truly benefit from these Sagebook series it would be beneficial to provide extra materials that can supplement the reading experience for our young ones.
My kids and I began our Sagebook series journey together. After teaching them one Chinese character a day through the suggested lessons, however, it was clear that we needed additional materials to ensure they fully comprehended each lesson.
To support my children's understanding of every Chinese character, I created some printables and fun activities for them — which proved invaluable!
From these, they began to love learning Chinese so much more as a result, while also having an easier time remembering what they learn with these supplemental resources.
Can you use these resources without the Sagebooks series? Yes! of course! They can be used as stand-alone resources to learn Chinese characters.
Read: Sagebooks Chinese for Kids Beginner 500 Review – Is It Worth a Try?
Free Sagebook Resources
We will be building more Sagebook resources since we just started this journey. Here are the resources and activities you can use to supplement the Sagebook series.
Sagebooks 1.1: 13 Free Tracing Chinese Characters Printable for Kids
Learning how to write Chinese characters can be a fun and rewarding experience for children.
We are delighted to offer 13 free printable Chinese characters with stroke guidelines from the Sagebooks series so that kids of all ages can learn how to write each character with ease.
How To Teach Numbers Easily With Printable Flashcards (Chinese & English)
Do you have trouble teaching your children to count and use numbers? We have got your back!
This blog post will demonstrate some entertaining and successful methods for teaching your child to count, recognize numbers, and provide free printable numbers flashcards for your use.
Our flashcards are unique because they include the correct stroke order for each numeral and Chinese characters.
They are also available in Chinese (Traditional, Simplified, Zhuyin, Pinyin, and Jyutping) and English.
6 Fun Ways to Learn A Basic Chinese Character: 水
In this blog post, we will explore 6 fun and engaging ways to learn about the 水 character that you can use to teach your children.
These activities will also allow your children to use 水 in many ways.
7 Fun Learning Activities the Basic Chinese Character of ‘木’
In this blog post, we will be discussing seven fun learning activities for children to help them learn and remember 木 as a Chinese character.
These activities are engaging and enjoyable, so your children will have no trouble understanding this Chinese symbol!
22 Fun and Interactive Ways to Teach Kids Writing Chinese Characters
Learning to write Chinese characters can be a daunting task for kids, especially if they have to learn them through traditional methods like tracing and memorization.
But it doesn’t have to be!
How to Teach Chinese Writing Through Fun Q-Tip Painting Activity for Kids
Q-tip painting is a fun and creative way to introduce your kids to Chinese writing.
This activity combines art and language learning, allowing kids to explore the unique strokes of Chinese characters while developing their fine motor skills and creativity.
Sagebooks Products
Sagebooks HK does provide other products that can supplement the Sagebook series.
Here are the products:
Write Now 寫得好看 Practice Books
寫得好看 Write Now 21 is an excellent companion to the Sagebooks 基礎漢字500 series.
It helps hone and refine your child's Chinese handwriting skills through practice exercises, such as writing characters, words, and phrases.
Languages available: Traditional and Simplified Chinese
Sagebooks Study Cards 閱讀練習卡
The Sagebooks Study Cards 閱讀練習卡 is a great way to help children quickly and easily reinforce the knowledge gained from the Sagebooks 基礎漢字500 series.
At the front of each flashcard, a Chinese character is boldly displayed for ease of recognition. Each flashcard is colour-coded along the edges to denote its level of difficulty.
The colour matches the books in the Sagebook series.
On the back of each flashcard, you will find the pinyin for every Chinese character. Additionally, located in the top left corner displayed the book and lesson numbers for easy reference.
Languages available: Traditional and Simplified Pinyin Chinese
Official Free Sagebook Resources
Sagebook has a website with official free resources. You can use these resources to help you with your work.
Audio Recordings Download: Cantonese & Mandarin
On the Sagebook HK website, there are audio recordings of all 500 characters in both Cantonese and Mandarin.
These recordings help to familiarize children with the correct pronunciation of each character and provide valuable practice for their listening skills.
If you want to download the MP3s for offline listening, simply right-click on the page source and find the corresponding files.
There are 25 separate MP3s per language selection—Cantonese or Mandarin—each representing a single book. Now you're all set for enjoyable learning at your leisure!
Sagebooks Read-Along App: Mandarin Only
There's an app that also helps you teach your child throughout the lessons. On the first page of each lesson, there's a QR code that you can use to scan using the app which will allow you to play the audio for the lesson.
Unfortunately, they do not have Cantonese audio and only Mandarin audio is available.
They also have a feature where you can keep track of the progress with daily and weekly schedules.
My Review of the App
I did not use the app because it does not have Cantonese audio. This audio has some mistakes. It does not have all audio for some of the pages for some lessons.
I only suggest that parents use this app if they need help figuring out how to read the lessons by scanning a QR code.
Other Sagebook Resources (Printables, Activities, Articles,…)
Sagebooks offers lots of things. They have games, activities, and printables. They also have tips and tricks to help homeschoolers with lessons. Check it out!
Resources for Sagebooks by Bloggers
We found a lot of helpful resources from bloggers. We are very thankful and want to share what they gave us. The best part is that it all costs nothing!
Sagebook Worksheets
- 500 Character Tracing Worksheets – Mama Baby Mandarin [Traditional & Simplified Chinese]
- Character Search Worksheets – Mama Baby Mandarin [Traditional & Simplified Chinese]
- Sagebooks Chinese Character Writing Practice Sheets – Guavarama [Traditional Zhuyin Chinese]
- FREE SAGEBOOKS WORKSHEETS & ACTIVITIES – Trilingual Texpats [Traditional Chinese]
Sagebook Printables
- Sagebooks Wordlists Printable with Cantonese Jyutping – Cantonese for Families
- Picture Flashcards – Joy中文學校-親子共學版 [Simplified Pinyin Chinese & Traditional Zhuyin Chinese]
- 分享漢字500，塗色筆順資源 Tracing Characters Printables – Iris Cou [Traditional Chinese]
- 基礎漢字500 字卡分享 Flashcards – Iris Cou [Traditional Chinese]
- Hundred Board Reference Sheets – Guavarama [Traditional & Simplified Chinese]
- Chinese Chutes and Ladders – Guavarama [Traditional Chinese]
- Chinese Chutes and Ladders – Guavarama [Simplified Chinese]
- FREE SAGEBOOKS WORKSHEETS & ACTIVITIES – Trilingual Texpats [Traditional Chinese]
Activities for Sagebooks
- Reading Strip DIY and Sagebooks Update – Mama Baby Mandarin
- Sage Books Basic Chinese 500 – Quizlet [Taiwanese Mandarin]
- FREE SAGEBOOKS WORKSHEETS & ACTIVITIES – Trilingual Texpats [Traditional Chinese]
- 3 Fun Ways to Teach Chinese Characters 高山 with DIY Mountains (Printable) – Chalk Academy
Conclusion
Sagebooks are an excellent resource for helping children learn Chinese characters. With its official resources, audio recordings in Cantonese and Mandarin, Sagebook read-along app and lots of other helpful materials from us and other bloggers, it provides a great opportunity to help your child improve their language skills. We hope that these resources will be useful to you as you support your child's learning journey. Please comment down below if there are other awesome resources you would like to share!
This is super helpful! My kids are also reading the Sagebooks! Thank you!
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