Ticonderoga #2 has a hard lead (or graphite) and sharpen in regular handheld sharpeners. The pencils sharpens well, the graphite is solid within the pencil yet soft enough to make writing easy.

Bought these for my 4yr old. My princess has a learning disabilty and i was recommended these pencils to help her hold the pencil correctly and omg it really works! I highly recommend if ur kid has issues holding the pencil. It teaches them how to cor...  Read More

Except for the chunky ones (triangle like these but bigger), these are the next best pencils for little ones. Love these triangular pencils. The tri and the black ones.

Easy to grip, and fits hand great. They are easy to grip correctly.

Our oldest grandchild is a first grader and has very good penmanship. Phnonemal design to assure proper hold for beginner writers. Perfect for early writers.

Ticonderoga sells, my first pencil and that is the only pencil i use because i cannot hear or feel the lead scratching on the paper. These pencils come unsharpened. I hope this was just a bad batch because normally these pencils are very well manufact...  Read More

Too small for my grandchildren to hold as their fine motor skills are not advanced enough yet. Since they are for grandsons it * me off!