Shen Fu's 'Childhood stories' is the writings in classical Chinese which many junior high school students first contact. This article is based on 'Childhood stories', as an example, indicates the focus of teaching classical Chinese, and methods that can be used. Teachers, above all, should establish a goal of teaching classical Chinese, then analyze the focus of articles and design the teaching plan. As a result, teachers will be able to construct the systematic knowledge for students, lead students to study independently and learn how to read classical Chinese.