I love that my students are so creative. When working on all sorts of activities in class, there is often a need for some color. This spring as my students were working on name graphing and mystery picture projects, I noticed they were spending a lot of time sharpening their colored pencils. The soft lead in a colored pencil breaks easily. Students need hand sharpeners for colored pencils because the electric sharpener is too rough for the soft lead. Hand sharpeners can be quite messy, especially if students drop them. One student in my class didn't have these problem because he had the twistable colored pencils. These are quite a bit more expensive than regular colored pencils which could be problematic with the low socio-economic status of the majority of my students.
The convenience of the no sharpen pencils will save instructional time by allowing my students to work hassle-free.
These colored pencils will be useful in all content area activities. Their ease of use may even spark me to find more creative opportunities for students to use them. I also think my students would be so excited to have such a fancy school supply to use.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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