Hanzi Sheets
Chinese Homeschool Worksheets for Heritage Families
The writing-practice half of a homeschool Chinese curriculum, solved: printable tracing sheets and quizzes built from real word lists, in about two minutes a day.
Pre-loaded with family vocabulary — the usual first unit. Pick an HSK/YCT list when you're ready.
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The homeschool writing problem
Speaking and listening are the easy half of heritage Chinese — they happen at dinner for free. Writing is where homeschool plans stall: graded readers don't teach stroke order, workbooks assume a classroom pace, and parents who can read fluently still hesitate when a six-year-old asks "which stroke comes first in 戴?" Hanzi Sheets covers exactly that gap: you choose the vocabulary, it produces the paper practice — tracing grids, step-by-step stroke order, and quizzes — with the pronunciation and meaning printed right on the sheet.
A 15-minute daily routine that survives the school year
Minutes 0–2: pick today's words. The word bank has HSK 2.0/3.0, YCT 1–4 and eight topic packs (family, food, animals, school…) — or paste text from whatever book you're reading. Minutes 2–10: trace 5–8 characters. The stroke-order strip beside each row answers the "what comes next" question without you. Minutes 10–15: run yesterday's words through the dictation quiz. Anything missed gets tapped into the mistake book; on Friday, print a review sheet of just those characters and close the loop.
Use word lists as your curriculum spine
If you're not sure what to teach next, follow the built-in lists: YCT 1–2 for young beginners, then HSK 2.0 levels 1–6. That sequence covers the core 600+ words of elementary Chinese in an order designed for learners, and every list page here has a one-click "generate worksheet" button. Add the topic packs whenever a holiday or interest spikes — the Chinese New Year set in January, animals before a zoo trip.
Both writing systems
Teaching the Taiwan system? The 繁體 toggle switches everything — stroke order, handwriting font, zhuyin labels — so the same routine works with traditional characters.
FAQ
Do I need to be fluent in Chinese myself?
No. Pinyin/zhuyin and English meanings print on every sheet, and the stroke strip shows each character step by step — basic Chinese is enough to supervise.
How much practice per day is enough?
Fifteen minutes daily beats an occasional hour: trace 5–8 characters, quiz yesterday's words, and review the mistake book weekly.
Which word list should we start with?
YCT 1 or HSK 2.0 Level 1 for speaking-ready kids; topic packs (family, food, animals) as a gentle on-ramp for younger children.
Does it support Traditional characters?
Yes — the 繁體 toggle switches stroke order, font and zhuyin labels for the Taiwan system.