Pencil challenge

Hi there! Soooo, it's been a long time since I blogged...seriously, a LONG time. But, I posted a little picture on my IG account that I didn't think anything about. It had pencils, a sharpener, marker, tape, and scissors in it. Whatever, just another Sunday night as a teacher. Well next thing I knew, this little picture went viral!! Viral for me, at least:) Over 13,000 people viewed the picture...WOWZA!! So, that little picture and your active engagement is what inspired me to write a blog…

Solve all of your staggering pencil problems with this Great Pencil Challenge. Students will be motivated to keep track of pencils all year.

The original pencil challenge all started here! Grab the free resources to help your students start the great pencil challenge...

Looking for a fool-proof way to have pencils last you the ENTIRE year?!?!? Yes, I am not kidding! Since I have implemented this concept 5 years ago I actually have a huge box of pencils that have NOT been used at the end of EVERY year! What’s my secret? PENCIL POUCHES!!! So…. pencil pouches are […]

Encourage your students to keep track of their pencils with this simple pencils challenge for the classroom. There is no complicated tracking for the teacher and resets each month.

Melody Munch | Teacher Resource Creator on Instagram: "THIS PENCIL CHALLENGE IS A GAME CHANGER! ✏️👏🏽 The first time I tried this, I could not believe my eyes when ALL students kept the same pencil for two weeks! 🤯 I never looked back. 👀 For ALL the details, comment the word PENCIL below! ✏️ You’ll be sent the link to my Pencil Challenge Guide product + my YouTube video and blog that have all the info you’ll need to give it a try. ;) If you don’t see the DM, please visit the link in my…

If you follow me on Instagram you probably saw my post in December about how I'd be starting The Great Pencil Challenge with my class. Every student was given a newly sharpened pencil with pink duct tape with their number written towards the top in Sharpie. That's how we can tell the pencil challenge pencils away from the regular "emergency" pencils. I always keep a small bucket of sharpened pencils handy in case their challenge pencil goes dull or the point breaks during the day because I…

Hello! I’m Heather. I share ideas from my classroom at Learning with Mrs. Langley and create resources to help save time in the classroom.

My first year of teaching, I went through, I kid you not, over 100 pencils in the first few months of school. And I had TEN students!