Regular Kaishu Calligraphy Tutorial (Elementary Level)

Written in accordance with the requirements of the Guidelines for Calligraphy Education in Primary and Secondary Schools. It focuses on cultivating students' correct writing posture, mastering the essentials of penholding, and guiding them to form good writing habits and attitudes towards writing; it enables students to gradually experience the writing characteristics of different types of pens, the techniques of penholding, and the changes of strength and speed in writing in the course of learning. Students will gradually learn to write correctly with basic strokes and master the rules of stroke order, learn to grasp the inter-frame structure of characters with the help of the study grid, and practice the rules of character formation from radicals to inter-frame structure, and strive for standardized, correct and neat writing, so as to initially feel the beauty of Chinese characters. Through studying and appreciating calligraphic works, we will understand the basic forms of calligraphy. With various forms of writing, gradually master the skills and knowledge of practical writing and calligraphy creation. Cultivate aesthetic ability and cultural taste, cultivate sentiment and feel the charm of calligraphy and Chinese characters.