The poem
Spring Dawn (春晓, Chūn Xiǎo) by Meng Haoran (孟浩然).
春眠不觉晓chūn mián bù jué xiǎoSleeping in spring, I miss the dawn,
处处闻啼鸟chù chù wén tí niǎoEverywhere I hear the birds singing.
夜来风雨声yè lái fēng yǔ shēngLast night came the sound of wind and rain,
花落知多少huā luò zhī duō shǎoHow many flowers have fallen?
What it means
A lazy spring morning: the poet sleeps late, wakes to birdsong, remembers the storm in the night and wonders how many blossoms it knocked down. Kids like it because it is about sleeping in.
Characters to know
- 春 chūn: spring
- 鸟 niǎo: bird
- 风 fēng: wind
- 雨 yǔ: rain
- 花 huā: flower
How to practise it
Read the poem aloud together first, then write one line a day using the line buttons above the worksheet. By the end of the week your child can write the whole poem and knows what each line means. When it feels easy, set tracing to 0 and write it from memory.
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