How to choose a simple pencil for the first grader

How to choose a simple pencil for the first grader

In the first class children should open for themselves a lot of new. First of all them learn to use correctly a pencil – correctly to hold it. Children draw much, draw various figures, sticks, hooks, take the first steps in writing of letters. What simple pencil to get for the child?

Today types of simple pencils great variety. Most of us remember since school that a simple pencil – not such and idle time. Some pencils very quickly broke, others practically did not draw – and scratched paper. Very few people knew that thickness of lines and their clearness depends on the hardness of a slate pencil of a pencil. 

Simple pencils have the different form, diameter and hardness. What after all to choose a simple pencil for the first grader, we will understand in more detail.

On shelves of specialized shops, pencils of round, triangular and many-sided shape meet. The most optimal variant for the first grader – a pencil with triangular or many-sided shape. Kantstovar of such form it is the most convenient to hold in hand.

Children at school periodically miss pencils that leads to their breakage. Logically, the thickest pencil is necessary, but it will be inconvenient to be held the small handle of the first grader. On diameter the most suitable simple pencils with the average thickness which conveniently are located in a hand of your child. 

Hardness also plays an important role, they have different purpose. At pencils with the firmest slate pencil, lines turn out less noticeable. They are convenient for creation of shades of the main drawings at drawing lessons. And soft types of simple pencils, leave more accurate – fat lines, but they are very easily smeared according to paper if accidentally to hook a hand.    

Hardness of a pencil can be determined on special symbols in combination with figures:

  • letter "B" designates pencil hardness;
  • the letter "H" indicates softness of a pencil;
  • the letters "HB" designate pencils of average hardness.

These letters are combined with figures, the figure is more, the pencil is softer or firmer.

From all aforesaid we will draw a conclusion that the best simple pencil for the first grader is a pencil of average hardness of "NV", with triangular or many-sided shape and average thickness

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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