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The Most Amazing Pencil Sharpener

Every since school started back I’ve been hearing about these “amazing” pencil sharpeners. A couple of teachers in my school purchased one and my initial reaction was “What’s so great about it? I’ve already got a great pencil sharpener.” I didn’t really try the sharpeners out and didn’t think much else about it. I own this electric pencil sharpener. I purchased it about 5 years ago at Staples and it wasn’t cheap. However, I was very impressed when I bought it. See, I am one of those mean teachers that do not let students sharpen their own pencils. I hate the noise, the mess, the kids out of their seat and in line all the time sharpening. I actually had my classroom pencil sharpener taken off the wall so the only sharpener I had was the electric one. I have a pencil cup system. One cup is for sharpened pencils and the other is for broken ones. Students trade in their broken one for a sharpened one and I never have to had to deal with it. My class last year understood this system well and I didn’t have many issues.

Enter this year’s class.

I had to put the pencil cups on my desk and not allow the students to trade pencils in/out. Why? Kids were spending too much time trading in their decently sharpened but worn down pencil for a new sharper one. They would stand by the shelf and just go through each pencil one at a time to find the “perfect” one when the pencil they had was still in good condition! I started making the students bring me their pencil when they needed a new one. This got annoying really quick. Every time we start some work and I turn on the document camera to get the students ready to follow along with me I have a line of kids telling me their pencil is broken!

broken pencils

I swear, the kids this year EAT pencils and ERASERS. I mean, we all have those few kids that chew off the eraser or break it off and chew the pencil and break it on purpose. 98% of my class this year does this! I have been going crazy because of pencils. I can give everyone a brand new pencil with an eraser for the top and by lunch…. half of the class is missing their pencil or it’s broken already (and we have lunch at 10:30!!)! Is there a pencil fairy that comes and takes pencils to mess with teachers’ minds?

I originally thought the broken pencil issue was due to students breaking them on purpose. Then I got to thinking about it. I thought maybe it was my pencils. I had a lot of Wal-Mart brand pencils that students brought in and out of a box of 24 usually about 7 or 8 would not sharpen. I would stick them in my pencil sharpener and pull it out to find the lead already broke off or it only sharpened the pencil on one side. Annoying. The kids were going through pencils so fast that when I got those several that wouldn’t sharpen it made it even harder on me.

Browsing the internet one night I came across the “amazing” pencil sharpener again. I decided that maybe it was time I explore the possibility that the pencils weren’t the problem but that maybe it was the sharpener itself.  I decided to try out one of these magical pencil sharpeners. I contacted Troy at Classroom Friendly Supplies and he agreed to send me one to review. I was so excited! So excited that I told the students I hoped we were going to have our pencil woes come to an end.

Here is the beauty that came in the mail:

Amazing Pencil Sharpener

This pencil sharpener is really easy to use! As soon as I got it in the mail, I grabbed a box of pencils and tried it out. It is so simple! I had already watched the video on Troy’s website about how to use the sharpener so I set to work. In no time I had sharpened 12 pencils. My husband came home from work and found me happily sharpening pencils. Yes, it truly was enjoyable to sharpen the pencils! Who know?!

I decided to integrate the pencil sharpener into my writing lesson. We have been reading a lot of “How-To” books and writing our own How-To pieces. When I took the pencil sharpener to school the next day, I showed the students exactly how the pencil sharpener works. I also showed them the YouTube video. We then wrote a “How To Sharpen a Pencil” as a class. I had the students model how to use it and explain to me how to use it. These are the steps we came up with:

How to Sharpen a Pencil
By: Mrs. Magee’s Class

Supplies Needed: a pencil, the amazing quietest pencil sharpener, your hand!

1. Get a pencil.

2. Pull out the silver part until it clicks into place.

3. Squeeze the black lever.

4. Insert the pencil into both holes.

5. Turn the handle to sharpen the pencil until it slows down and the silver part stops moving.

6. Squeeze the black lever again.

7. Remove the perfectly sharpened pencil.

8. Have an amazing writing experience!

Look at these beauties!!!

perfect pencils!

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I challenged the students. I told them we were doing an experiment to see how long our pencils would last without breaking. I gave them a brand new sharpened pencil on Monday of this week. Tomorrow is Friday and I have not had ANY student tell me their pencil is broken. NO ONE has asked me for another pencil. It is a MIRACLE! Such a miracle that I return the pencil cups to the shelf and got the off my desk. Seriously, this is a big deal. Before this amazing pencil sharpener kids were bombarding me all the time with pencil problems.

If you do not have this pencil sharpener YOU. HAVE. TO. GET. ONE. It really is awesome! It comes in four great colors and includes a clamp so you can attach it to a table or counter. Go to Classroom Friendly Supplies and pick one up for yourself. You won’t be sorry!!

quietest classroom pencil sharpener

Now if I could just solve the issue of the kids “eating” the pencils….

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Guess what! Troy is allowing me to give away one of these fabulous pencil sharpeners to one lucky reader out there! Are you having pencil woes of your own? Enter to win your own amazing pencil sharpener! Entries will be accepted until midnight, February 15th. The winner will be announced on Saturday, February 16th. Good luck!

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Comments

  1. AvatarMiss Squirrels says

    February 7, 2013 at 11:01 pm

    I just love mine!! I Have a handful trained to do it when they first come in in the morning- man it makes my life easier!!!
    Squirrels
    Going Nutty!
    misssquirrels@yahoo.com

    Reply
  2. Avataramanda lawson says

    February 8, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    Kids have to have at least 2 sharpened penciks each morning. If one breaks they have a back up.

    Reply
  3. Avatarerin says

    February 8, 2013 at 8:18 pm

    😛 I really need this for my classroom. I just tried to place a sharpener on my purchase order for next year & this company wanted $100.00 for a sharpener. As you can tell there is no way I have $100 for a sharpener so I really hope I win! 🙂

    As of right now, I do the sharpened cup/unsharpened cup as well as “Sharpy time” 2 times a day. “Sharpy time” is when they can come up with 2 pencils to get them extra pointy! 🙂

    Reply
  4. AvatarBetty says

    February 8, 2013 at 8:21 pm

    I have two baskets. One for pencils that need to be sharpened and one with sharpened pencils. I sharpen the pencils as needed throughout the week, usually twice s week in the mornings. They are to suppose to have two pencils in their desks ready to go, just in case one breaks.

    Reply
  5. AvatarJennifer says

    February 8, 2013 at 8:36 pm

    My kids have a pencil pouch with 5 pencils. They get sharpened once every two weeks. If at the end of the time if they have ALL 5 pencils, they get a surprise in their pouch when I return them Monday morning.

    Reply
  6. AvatarMarie Glover says

    February 8, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    I feel ike this post is exactly my situation this year. I really need an efficient pencil sharpener. Both of mine broke this week.
    Please. 🙂
    Thanks.

    Reply
  7. AvatarBrianne says

    February 8, 2013 at 8:46 pm

    I have a sharpened and unsharpened pencil container. My students also have two pencils in their own individual pencil boxes in their desks…..and I have the oldest pencil sharpener ever, its nailed down near my windowsill, very inconvenient!!

    Reply
  8. AvatarAmanda Sanders says

    February 8, 2013 at 9:05 pm

    Oh my gosh!! do i ever NEED this pencil sharpener!!! we are having to exact same problems. i think my students want the tiniest pencils ever! we just got a new pencil sharpener and i made the mistake of one day telling one student to go sharpen the pencil and now its spread to everyone in the room, almost like a wildfire.

    Reply
  9. AvatarMichelle says

    February 8, 2013 at 9:28 pm

    I have a cart from IKEA with pencils and pens the kids can take from. Because I teach in high school I don’t have too many takers each day. The school provides the pencils.
    Cute blog!

    Reply
  10. AvatarJulie Mann says

    February 8, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    I gave up on electric pencil sharpeners…I now use the “old timey” manual one. I would love to try one of these, though.

    Reply
  11. AvatarMrs R Mathis says

    February 8, 2013 at 9:49 pm

    I definitely have to try one of these!! Broken pencils are my biggest pet peeves!!

    Reply
  12. AvatarMallory says

    February 9, 2013 at 6:48 am

    I had the exact same problem! They were using my pencils left and right and I couldn’t figure out why they needed to borrow mine so often. It was that horrible no-good extra awful electric pencil sharpener. One of my grade level teachers gave me a blue one of these beauties! Now the students have to pay to borrow my pencils cause they should have no excuse but to have both of their pencils perfectly sharpened in the morning!

    Reply
  13. AvatarMelanie Morgan says

    February 9, 2013 at 6:57 am

    I have two cute wooden holders painted to look like a dull and a sharp pencil. The sharp with a triangular point and the dull is flat across the “lead”. I would love this pencil sharpener to make it easier to keep that sharpened pencil holder stocked!!
    Melanie
    MelanieMorgan.EdD@gmail.com

    Reply
  14. AvatarD Wallace says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:27 am

    We have a cup of sharpened pencils sitting out. The children are not allowed to sharpen (too much of a distraction).

    Thank you for having this give-away!

    🙂

    Reply
  15. AvatarBrooke says

    February 9, 2013 at 11:18 am

    I try to do the same with the pencil cans. I have had the same kind of problems with year with my class. It is so frustrating.

    Reply
  16. AvatarDoreen Bednarski says

    February 9, 2013 at 6:44 pm

    We’ve always used the dull/sharp pencil containers. This sharpener would be great! dbednarsk@yahoo.com

    Reply
  17. AvatarGloria says

    February 9, 2013 at 6:56 pm

    We keep them in a can on the desk and students exchange them in the morning

    Reply
  18. AvatarMelissa M says

    February 9, 2013 at 6:59 pm

    Really would love to win one of these.

    Reply
  19. AvatarShea says

    February 9, 2013 at 6:59 pm

    I’ve been saying I need to get one of these. I’m one of those mean teachers too!

    Reply
  20. AvatarMiss Lindsay says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm

    First of all! I love this blog post! My classroom is filled with soo many unsharpened pencils and the ones we do have sharpened, constantly break. I would love to win this pencil sharpener. I have heard such great things about it! 😮

    Reply
  21. AvatarSusan says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm

    I sharpen ALL the pencils in my room and return them to my kids in their pencil box.

    Reply
  22. AvatarAlison Jorgensen says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:03 pm

    I have been dieing to try one of these since I saw them on a different blog a while back!! The Firehouse Red ones are adorable and I would LOVE to have one! 🙂

    Reply
  23. AvatarKelly says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:04 pm

    With my pencil sharpener breaking last week, this would be awesome! I’ve been relying on my friends’ sharpeners across the hall, and luckily they are super helpful! I have the cups to trade in pencils through the day, and then it’s a student’s responsibility to sharpen them at the end of the day.

    Reply
  24. AvatarAlison Jorgensen says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:05 pm

    I believe strongly in using the “sharpened” and “broken” jars like you have!! I’ll be student teaching in the Fall, but I already know I’m a “mean teacher”, too. 😉

    Reply
  25. AvatarTai says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:06 pm

    My students are eating their pencils too. I need help! I have even super glued their erasers on and they manage to take those off too.

    Reply
  26. AvatarPatty Rutenbar says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:11 pm

    I have one, but could really use another. I use the same trading system that you do. I also have those who eat the metal parts. I scared my kids by telling them how chewing on this could really cut their mouth and how painful that would be. Then I put some masking tape on the ends to prevent anyone from getting cut by these sharp ends.
    Patty

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  27. AvatarKatherine says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:11 pm

    🙂 I’ve got my fingers crossed! My class this year is going through the pencils like no others!

    Reply
  28. AvatarKathryn says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:16 pm

    I have the same electric pencil sharpener. I got it in August and it broke last week! I had been having one student from each table sharpen their pencils, but now all the kids have to use the crummy wall-mounted one. I’m trying to come up with a better system and that requires a better sharpener, so I’d love to win this!

    Reply
  29. AvatarDarcy says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:16 pm

    I really want one of these. I am seriously considering using my PTO money in the fall to get one if I can’t win one!

    Reply
  30. AvatarErin says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:20 pm

    I want this pencil sharpener so badly! I have showed the video from their web site to my students and they have all offered to bring in $1.00 to help me buy it, LOL.

    Reply
    • AvatarErin says

      February 9, 2013 at 7:21 pm

      Oh, and I allow students to sharpen twice a day–before school and right after recess.

      Reply
  31. Avatarwendy says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:20 pm

    We grind and grind away…..while the pencils break over & over!
    wendy 1stgradefireworks@gmail.com

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  32. AvatarAmy Ware says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:20 pm

    I handle the pencil sharpening. I keep baskets of pencils in various places in the room, and they have one in their individual pencil pouches. Our sharpener died this week, so I would LOVE to win this one!

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  33. AvatarAshley says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:27 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway! Would love to win this sharpener!

    Reply
  34. AvatarJennifer B says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:28 pm

    Would love to win this. We use an electric sharpener. You’re right about the cheap pencils… I only have about a 50% success rate with those. Would love to see if this sharpener makes the difference.

    Reply
  35. AvatarChristine says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:29 pm

    😥 Sadly, I have been losing the pencil wars on a daily basis. I would LOVE to win one of these!!!

    Reply
  36. AvatarHeather says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:29 pm

    We go through lots of pencils and my electric is starting to weaken. Time for a new one!

    Reply
  37. AvatarAlyce Anne says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:39 pm

    I would love to try one of these. I think we get more pencils that won’t sharpen than ones that will…

    Reply
  38. AvatarJoanne says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    I would love love love one of these! The pencil monster lives in my classroom this year too!

    Reply
  39. AvatarKaren says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:43 pm

    I have a bin for sharp pencils and one for dull. I have three students who have the job of sharpening the dull pencils when they have free time.

    Reply
  40. AvatarStacy says

    February 9, 2013 at 7:55 pm

    My students also trade in their pencils for no reason at all – so frustrating! I am also looking for a pencil sharpener that sharpens colored pencils. Would this work for that?

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    • AvatarStacy says

      February 9, 2013 at 8:00 pm

      Oops, I think I put the wrong email in the first time…

      Reply
  41. AvatarColleen G says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:01 pm

    I ditto your mention of the number of pencils….and erasers that first graders go through. My students are also exchanging perfectfully good pencils for a “new” one. And this year…they are leaving the “unsharpened pencils on the floor”. It looks like a battleground of pencils. I am amazed!!! Needing a new sharpener…yesterday! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  42. AvatarShellie M says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    I homeschool and sharpen pencils in the evenings myself 😀

    Reply
  43. AvatarBecky says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    I actually have the exact same problem you had before you got the new sharpener! I am sick of sharpening pencils, having kids lose them and eat them, and everything else. I would love to win this giveaway!

    Becky
    Compassionate Teacher

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  44. AvatarEmily says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:05 pm

    I would LOVE one!! it looks so nice! 😛

    Reply
  45. AvatarCara says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:07 pm

    I follow the same system as you and I also require them to have 2 sharpened pencils at the beginning of the day and right after lunch.

    Reply
  46. AvatarKate says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    I have my aide sharpen pencils for us. Too many kids have “killed” my expensive sharpener by trying to sharpen the eraser, metal end of a pencil or a crayon. I would love to try one of these amazing sharpeners out!

    Reply
  47. AvatarKelli A. says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    We throw all of our broken one in a drawer and when our supply of good pencils gets low, we resharpen the old ones.

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  48. Avatarsusan says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    We have pencils on their tables but if it is need in repair it goes to the repair can. An adult sharpens the pencils because it is so noisy!

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  49. AvatarTori says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    I just got one too! Love it so much that we now have less pencil problems! Would love another for my home/office! 🙂

    Reply
  50. AvatarBridget S. says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:22 pm

    I have seen these sharpeners and wondered how they worked! Thanks for this blog post!! I HATE my current sharpener… May have to look into this one for next year!

    Reply
  51. AvatarNicholas says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:34 pm

    I also don’t allow students to sharpen pencils during the day- I can’t stand the noise! That’s why I’m so excited about this sharpener!

    Reply
  52. Avatarsabrina says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:45 pm

    I sharpen pencils first things when students come in, for later in the day they have to switch out a dull one with a sharpened one from a bin on my desk.

    Reply
  53. AvatarLisa says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:55 pm

    I won a great electric pencil sharpener at the beginning of the year. I let my homeroom class sharpen each morning. If any other student needs to sharpen, I do it for them. It is tooooo expensive to replace if they mess it up.

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  54. AvatarAndrea says

    February 9, 2013 at 9:02 pm

    This year I decided to have the students be responsible for their own pencils.They start with three sharpened pencils in the morning, and if all three break they ask a friend to borrow one. I love this system…the only thing that would make it better is a fantastic pencil sharpener!

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  55. AvatarJulie Wiersma says

    February 9, 2013 at 9:10 pm

    I really need this pencil sharpener! Pencil sharpening is a big problem in my classroom. My manual pencil sharpener eats the pencils.

    Reply
  56. AvatarGinny says

    February 9, 2013 at 9:14 pm

    I use two cups and try to sharpen them once or twice a week.

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  57. AvatarCrystal Shepherd says

    February 9, 2013 at 9:23 pm

    Kids do not sharpen in my room. The one day I had a sub, I found tons of little short pencils which confirmed what I thought would happen. 🙄

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  58. AvatarJen says

    February 9, 2013 at 9:33 pm

    I am a reading specialist and work with small groups. I sharpen my pencils about once a day.

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  59. AvatarChristine says

    February 9, 2013 at 9:48 pm

    I sharpened the bulk of the pencils in the morning. For emergencies and if there are no pencils in the jar, they use the big bulky blue sharpener but they do not like that one because it eats the pencils. Love this pencil sharpener!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  60. AvatarKim says

    February 9, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    I handle pencils by having a “Sharpen Please” box and a “Ready to Write” box (stole from Pinterest). Students put a pencil they need sharpened in and take a sharpened one out. I also had the old, wall-mounted pencil sharpener removed from my room. I hated that loud thing. Started the year with a nice, electric sharpener bought by the school, from my budget, but that lasted until about October. So, my students now have to use the little handheld ones that stay behind my desk and they have to ask permission. They hate using these little sharpeners, so most of the time, come prepared for class.

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  61. AvatarDana says

    February 9, 2013 at 10:27 pm

    I LOVE these sharpeners. One is not enough!!

    Reply
  62. AvatarPam says

    February 9, 2013 at 10:32 pm

    🙂
    I really want this sharpener. My kids constantly break every one we get in our classroom. Kids should have their own sharpeners in their desk…but they don’t. They are to sharpen 2 pencils at the beginning of school. Want to try this one!

    Reply
  63. AvatarMendy Schanck says

    February 9, 2013 at 10:48 pm

    I work with special needs students, learning independence and working on essential fine motor skills are both important. Therefore, my students are in charge of sharpening their own pencils. This sounds like the perfect sharpener to help my students! Thank you for offering!

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  64. AvatarLisa says

    February 9, 2013 at 11:20 pm

    My situation is pretty lame right now. MIsmatched, ugly containers and a broken electric sharpener. It is 10 years old so I’m not surprised. The kids now use hand held ones that I keep at my table and always ask to have back. The kids are handling it pretty well considering they’re getting up constantly to sharpen. Next stop for me: pinterest for some pretty labels!

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  65. AvatarMindelei says

    February 10, 2013 at 12:14 am

    I tried the two cup system and no pencils were turned in to get sharpened, only the sharp ones were taken. Now I just have students ask me for pencils and I only give them out if they do not have one. I’ve had issues w/ poor sharpening (pencil leads that break before the sharpening is done and pencils that only sharpen one side) – so I had the sharpener replaced. It worked fine for a couple of months, but is up to the old tricks again. I would LOVE a sharpener that actually works!!

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  66. AvatarCarol says

    February 10, 2013 at 4:09 am

    I have two cups: sharpened and not sharpened. The kids come up and get a pencil as needed as well as lots of reminders before we begin a lessson!

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  67. AvatarElizabeth says

    February 10, 2013 at 4:24 am

    I love these pencil sharpeners and so do my kiddos. I would love to have another one so that I can share it with another teacher and hopefully get more of these wonderful sharpeners in classrooms.

    Reply
  68. AvatarLiz says

    February 10, 2013 at 5:54 am

    I love how you turned the new pencil sharpener into a writing assignment! What a good idea!

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  69. AvatarLL says

    February 10, 2013 at 6:01 am

    I would love to win one!

    Reply
  70. AvatarColleen says

    February 10, 2013 at 9:47 am

    I use the cups too. My pet peeve is that my kids break off the pencil tips on purpose so that they can keep a little collection of tips in their desks! I don’t know why they want them!

    Reply
  71. AvatarAndrea Parsons says

    February 10, 2013 at 9:48 am

    I love my mine so much I would love to win one for my coworker. I have sharp and dull buckets they can go and trade their pencils when they need to or they will ask me about it all day! If you solve the problem about the eating of pencils please let me know. 🙂 aaparsons@hotmail.com
    Thank you! Andrea

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  72. AvatarAmy says

    February 10, 2013 at 7:03 pm

    I let my kids use the dying electric sharpener. I die every time I listen to it! AUGH!

    Reply
  73. AvatarSara Ventrella says

    February 11, 2013 at 3:20 pm

    We used to put our pencils in a dull bucket but that was getting old FAST. So, we switched to they had to give us a quarter… man oh man that stopped the purposeful breaking of pencils! Thanks for the giveaway!

    Sara
    Miss V’s Busy Bees
    ventrellasara@gmail.com

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  74. AvatarMandy B says

    February 11, 2013 at 9:47 pm

    I definitely need this- my kids burn through pencil sharpeners like no one’s business. It’s incredible how destructive 28 5th graders can be!

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  75. Avatarkendra stuppi says

    February 12, 2013 at 2:49 pm

    I have a broken basket and sharp basket. When their pencil breaks they come get a new one – I sharpen first thing in the morning and thats it. There are enough in the basket for the day.

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  76. AvatarAshley Durbin says

    February 12, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    I would love to have this pencil sharpener (in UK blue, of course!)!
    Oh, and you are such a “supa star” Mrs. Magee!!!

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    • AvatarMrs. Magee says

      February 16, 2013 at 11:02 am

      Why thank you Mrs. Durbs! Good luck on winning! 🙂

      Reply
  77. AvatarJennifer Steinacher says

    February 14, 2013 at 11:45 pm

    😎 I have been going through this EXACT same problem in my room this year! I swear I spend HOURS each week trying to stay on top of pencil sharpening (between the regular and colored pencils) I have always had an AWESOME sharpener. I think it has finally met its match with this group of firsties! I have heard about this sharpener too and would LOVE to try something new- especially if it works as well as your pictures (and commentary) shows! Thanks for doing this ! Happy LONG weekend!

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  78. AvatarElizabeth says

    February 15, 2013 at 10:33 pm

    I have an electric pencil sharpener that the kiddos use.

    Reply
  79. AvatarKristy says

    February 15, 2013 at 10:59 pm

    I have the sharpened and unsharpened pencil buckets. Kids are not allowed to sharpen during the day.

    Reply

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