Theoretically speaking, children can learn hard pen calligraphy as long as they can hold a pen. Although it is reasonable in theory, from the characteristics of children, just holding the pen can not completely provide conditions for children to learn hard pen calligraphy spontaneously. Generally speaking, children can hold pens at the age of 3, but many Chinese characters are still unknown. Even some children who are educated in advance know a lot of Chinese characters, but they are bored with writing and have no interest at all. From the point of view of children's physical and mental development, the patience, concentration and calmness that children need when learning hard pen calligraphy are just contrary to their characteristics of being active, easily distracted and unable to sit still. Therefore, when learning calligraphy, children should pay special attention to the guidance of interest and treat them differently according to the characteristics of physical development.

For young children, some skill exercises are needed before writing.

Do some related exercises according to the developmental characteristics of children of different ages. From the age of 3, children can hold pens. We should not expect too young children to write. Because their fingers, muscles and bones have not yet formed. Before writing, it is necessary to cultivate their ability to learn to write, and train their pre-writing skills through the following activities:

Muscle application: children's hand muscles develop late, so we should help them to do hand, finger and joint movements slowly, and try our best to help them use some dexterous tools from the side to promote the flexibility of their fingers. The difficulty of muscle movement depends on the age of the child (three years old can build blocks or glue blocks, puzzles, powder; At the age of four, you can throw bean bags, throw balls, and bend over to pick up things when running. After the age of five, you can meet the basic writing requirements, and you can do some finger exercises to improve your child's enthusiasm in class.

Hand-eye coordination: at the age of three, you can wear a straw, put beans of different sizes into a big box with your hands or spoons, pat the ball, play with marbles, fill in colors and so on. At the age of four, you can fold paper along the line, throw the ball into the net, learn to use chopsticks and learn to use a comb. After I was five years old, I had the ability to learn to write. After this age, I can learn to write from the simplest strokes by teaching my children to read.

Simple writing exercises: Three-year-old children's related activities include drawing straight lines, horizontal lines, diagonals and circles. Four-year-old children's activities include doodling with their fingers, dipping in water, writing with chalk and whiteboard. Start practicing simple Chinese character strokes. Such as ","and "|". After the age of five, you can write directly on paper with basic strokes.

Concept of direction: Three-year-old children should gradually instill the concept of stroke direction, such as: from big to small, from small to big, from high to low, from right to left, etc. Four-year-old children's activities include sequence, up and down, left and right, outside and inside, and simple stroke order rules; First up and down, first left and then right, first horizontal and then vertical, first left and then press, first outside and then inside. After the age of five, children don't need to do direction exercises alone, but can integrate the cultivation of direction into writing exercises.

For younger children, the requirements for practicing calligraphy must not be too high and the practice time should not be too long. Although the above article introduces skills training for children before the age of five, it is still unscientific to regard children's in-depth education as a skill or discipline. It can be regarded as a game, so that children can do it occasionally without losing interest, otherwise it will be counterproductive and the psychological shadow will not be worth the candle.

Third, preparation before writing

1. learning environment: provide children with a quiet and independent learning environment. Beginners should pay great attention to writing and try not to let the surrounding noise (including TV and sound) affect children's writing.

2. Suitable tables and chairs: When choosing tables and chairs, we should pay attention to several key points, including landing stability, height and comfort. It should be emphasized that children should not be allowed to sit in wheeled swivel chairs as much as possible.

3. Clean desktop: provide children with a clean and tidy desktop, which will not affect their performance when writing.

4. Space lighting: Attention should be paid to the lighting of writing and learning places. If possible, try to use natural light during the day. If you need light source lighting, try to use ordinary incandescent bulbs. Ordinary incandescent bulbs have no stroboscopic light, which is the greenest light source for eye protection at present. In fact, the so-called "eye protection lamp" on the market can't protect the eyes at all. It is best to install the light source on the left side of the children's writing desk, and the light should not be too strong or too weak. Don't write for too long at a time. It's best to go outside and look at the distance or do eye exercises halfway.

Fourth, choose a pen.

Hard pen calligraphy can choose many kinds of pens, including pencils, pens, ballpoint pens and gel pens. Hard pen calligraphy, pencils and pens are the first choice.

Pencil: It is recommended that all children before the third grade write with a pencil.

It is best to choose the hardness of 2B or HB as the type of pencil. HB pencils are the most practical for children. As you get older, you can gradually use a softer 2B pencil. (If the gesture is heavy, choose HB's pencil; If the gesture is light, consider choosing a pencil of 2B. Other pencils that are too hard (too hard, although durable, but too light to write) or too soft (too soft, although thick, but not resistant to writing, with thick strokes) are not suitable for children to write.

At present, there are many kinds of pencils on the market, and the shapes of pens are also various. For children, it is best to choose the traditional "hexagonal Zhonghua brand pencil", which is more suitable for all aspects of writing.

Pencils must be sharpened, not too sharp and not too thick. If the pencil just sharpened is too sharp, just scratch it on the waste paper. If it is rough, you can turn the pencil and write in different directions.

Pen: children above grade three can get rid of pencils and use pens, which also meets the requirements of school teachers for students.

A, the nib should be chosen with strong wear resistance and good hand feeling, such as an iridium pen, that is, iridium particles are welded on the nib. Its elasticity and corrosion resistance are second only to gold pens, and its price is not expensive.

B, don't choose a nib that is too thin, it is best to have a moderate thickness, and a nib that is too thin is not conducive to the use of the nib.

C, the choice of ink is also very particular. At present, there are many kinds of inks on the market, and the colors are divided into: pure blue ink (dye ink, which is not suitable for fading), blue-black ink (which has good solidification and is suitable for hard pen calligraphy practice), carbon ink (which has good solidification and black luster, and is most favored by calligraphy lovers, but it is easy to precipitate and agglomerate to damage pens) and black ink (which is not easy to damage pens).

Verb (abbreviation of verb) the choice of writing books

There are three main types of books used in the lower grades of primary schools, which should be selected according to the situation:

(1) When writing, you need to copy pinyin, so you should choose the Tian Zi grid with pinyin grid.

(2) When practicing writing, choose Tian Zi's songbook.

(3) When writing has a certain foundation, when doing Chinese exercises, choose a grid book.

Special note: Don't let children practice writing on white paper. When choosing a notebook, you should pay attention to the appropriate grid size. At first, Tian Zige was relatively large, generally 14 square millimeter was better, and then it could be reduced to 13 square millimeter. A square is generally 12 square millimeter.

Sixth, the requirements of sitting posture

1. Keep your head straight, keep your head straight and don't tilt.

2. The shoulders should be flat, the shoulders should not be relaxed, and the elbows should be bent at the same time and placed flat on the table.

3. Feet flat, feet slightly apart, knees bent, feet parallel to the ground.

4. Hold your chest out, keep your chest straight, lean forward slightly, and the distance between your body and the table is one punch.

The line of sight is one foot, and the distance from the eye to the pen tip is about one foot.

6. Press the paper with your left hand and write with your right hand, that is, put the writing paper flat, and press it gently with your left hand to prevent the paper from moving left and right, so that you can write with your right hand.

7. Try to be natural, calm, natural and generous, and don't stick to form.

In order to make children remember the correct sitting posture, it can be presented in the form of children's songs, and can be demonstrated while singing.

Write posture songs (from writing textbooks)

Keep your head straight and your shoulders flat;

Keep your waist straight and your feet on the ground;

Hold a pen, one inch;

Chest off the table, a fist;

Look at the paper, one foot away;

One foot, one inch and one punch;

Remember these three words;

It is most important to form habits.

Seven, the method of holding a pen

1. Hard pen writing generally adopts the "three-finger tiger's mouth" writing method, with the thumb pressed above the pen, the index finger pressed on the right front of the pen, the middle finger on the inside, the ring finger stuck on the middle finger, the middle finger stuck on the ring finger, and the little finger stuck on the ring finger, so as to ensure that the finger is solid and the palm is empty.

2. The angle of writing is generally about 45 degrees, and writing should not be too low.

3. Children's pen holding education

For children, writing is the key to writing, and the correct writing method is a powerful guarantee for correct font and smooth writing speed; Only when the posture is correct can the attention be more concentrated; Many problems about writing can be solved, and children's interest in learning Chinese and their concentration on writing will also be improved.

The method of how to teach children correct writing posture is different from the method of teaching children to correct wrong writing posture. Five-year-old children's pen holding posture is not fixed, and they have different pen holding postures at any time. For example, in school, they learn from other students' pen-holding posture, choose inappropriate pencils, and teachers, tutors and parents teach them the wrong pen-holding methods. At this stage, the child is equivalent to a blank sheet of paper, and it is easy to learn as long as there is correct information.

Suggestions: 1. Find a correct gesture picture and make multiple copies, and put the picture in conspicuous places as much as possible, for example, put one in different conspicuous places at home, such as parents' handbags, wallets, children's schoolbags, pencil boxes, etc. In order to let children "brainwash" visually. This method is best maintained for six months to one year.

Second, make a mark on the pencil to strengthen the correct posture of the child holding the pen. Mark the lead from the pen tip to about 2.5 cm, and then mark the lead from the pen tip to 3 cm. We require the middle finger to touch the middle of the nail edge 2.5 cm, and the thumb and forefinger to touch 3 cm, so there is a difference of 0.5 cm between the middle finger and thumb forefinger, which plays a "force" principle. As long as the middle finger is raised and the thumb and forefinger are pressed, the pen will be locked. But writing should be natural, relaxed and even.

Third, after teaching the correct gestures, keep the correct gestures for 30 to 40 minutes. The purpose is to adapt the children's finger muscles, bones and joints to the correct pen holding posture. This method is best to spend time looking for opportunities (such as taking a bus, watching TV, watching movies or waiting in line, etc.) until the child consciously maintains the correct pen holding posture.

Fourth, while using the third method, we added one more action, that is, the middle finger pushes up hard, the thumb and forefinger press down, and then the middle finger gently pushes the thumb and forefinger, so that children can get used to using the middle finger to drive the thumb and forefinger to write. There is no time limit for practicing this method until you are familiar with it.

The way a child holds a pen is very important, which may be related to the child's pen holding posture and writing habits in the future. Before children form writing habits, they should be put in the appropriate position as much as possible.