Back-to-school pencil craft

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Here’s a quick and easy craft that will get your kids in the mood for school and will also be a great homework helper.

You'll Need

Jumbo craft sticks
Yellow or gold paint
Pink paint
Silver & black markers
Paintbrush

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By Becca Ross

Kindergarten & First Grade Teacher

Becca is a schoolteacher and blogs at homeiswheremystorybegins.com. She loves to cook, bake, garden, sew, quilt, teach and simply spend time with her family. She strives to find art in everyday things.

Back-to-School time is here! Kids are choosing outfits and packing their backpacks. It’s time to shop for supplies and prepare for nightly homework again. Give these back-to-school pencils a try and help get your kids in the mood for school, friends, and even homework!

How to make the pencils

Set the craft sticks on scrap paper or a painting mat
Paint the middle part of the craft sticks with gold/yellow paint
Leave the tops and bottoms unpainted
Paint one tip of each pencil pink to represent the eraser
Once dry, use a silver Sharpie to draw a thick line in between the yellow and pink
Use a black Sharpie to draw the point of the pencil

Ways to use the pencils

As a bookmark to help kids keep their place when reading
To help your child with reading. New readers are often overwhelmed with the amount of words on a page. Have your child place the pencil horizontally under the line they are reading. When they have finished reading the line, move the pencil down to the next line.
To help your child with writing. Young writers sometimes forget to leave spaces between words. Have your child place the pencil down as a place holder for the space before the next word. Then they can begin writing the next word. When they remove the place holder they will have perfectly spaced words.