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<blockquote data-quote="emotionallybankrupt" data-source="post: 372548" data-attributes="member: 8226"><p>You've gotta check out the Lamy ABC mechanical pencil. I ordered it for easy child this summer, and it's WONDERFUL. A matching fountain pen is also available, and they come in red and blue. The contour is perfect, and since the grip is built-in, that elimates so many problems we teachers have with grippers in the classroom. They get lost, kids play with them, have to adjust the placement of the gripper, cut them up with scissors, and on and on.</p><p> </p><p>The Lamy is a German product, and you'll probably have to order online, although you can now get it from suppliers in the U.S. I've already been sharing this find with many of my colleagues. I'm betting most Occupational Therapist (OT)'s don't know about it.</p><p> </p><p>The mechanical pencil lead is 1.4 mm., as opposed to the standard 0.5 or 0.7 mm. That takes care of the other reason many of us elementary teachers ban mechanical pencils from our classrooms. Children bear down too hard, and the pencil lead is forever jamming and breaking. I ordered replacement lead when I ordered the pencil, because I doubt it could be found in stores.</p><p> </p><p>easy child has had a long-standing issue with an incorrect pencil grip, and honestly I thought that since she's now 9, we were stuck with it. We tried every gripper made, and she'd always go right back to her own way as soon as nobody was looking. The fountain pen is a neat product (with a grip identical to the pencil), but the mechanical pencil is the real jewel as far as I'm concerned. easy child holds it correctly every time, and I'm not sure how a child could hold it incorrectly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emotionallybankrupt, post: 372548, member: 8226"] You've gotta check out the Lamy ABC mechanical pencil. I ordered it for easy child this summer, and it's WONDERFUL. A matching fountain pen is also available, and they come in red and blue. The contour is perfect, and since the grip is built-in, that elimates so many problems we teachers have with grippers in the classroom. They get lost, kids play with them, have to adjust the placement of the gripper, cut them up with scissors, and on and on. The Lamy is a German product, and you'll probably have to order online, although you can now get it from suppliers in the U.S. I've already been sharing this find with many of my colleagues. I'm betting most Occupational Therapist (OT)'s don't know about it. The mechanical pencil lead is 1.4 mm., as opposed to the standard 0.5 or 0.7 mm. That takes care of the other reason many of us elementary teachers ban mechanical pencils from our classrooms. Children bear down too hard, and the pencil lead is forever jamming and breaking. I ordered replacement lead when I ordered the pencil, because I doubt it could be found in stores. easy child has had a long-standing issue with an incorrect pencil grip, and honestly I thought that since she's now 9, we were stuck with it. We tried every gripper made, and she'd always go right back to her own way as soon as nobody was looking. The fountain pen is a neat product (with a grip identical to the pencil), but the mechanical pencil is the real jewel as far as I'm concerned. easy child holds it correctly every time, and I'm not sure how a child could hold it incorrectly. [/QUOTE]
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