Abstract: As a combination of humanism and instrumentality in school curriculum, Chinese discipline has the most significance of life concern due to its special status and nature. This paper takes the text analysis of life education materials in primary school Chinese textbooks as the object, uses the qualitative analysis software nvivo11 to analyze the three-level coding of life education materials in textbooks, and finds that the life education materials in textbooks have the characteristics of highlighting moral education and emphasizing natural education. Based on the characteristics, it puts forward suggestions on the combination of classroom and off campus, knowledge learning and individual life.

Key words: Life education, Primary school students, Chinese teaching materials