Try-Rex Pencils

Try-Rex Pencils are very helpful if your child is challenged by holding a pencil or pen correctly, or if your child is just starting to learn to write (i.e., your child holds the writing instrument with a fist or with four fingers, etc.). Try-Rex pencils are the perfect pencils to help improve your child's grip because they have three, well-pronounced, flat sides to guide the fingers where to hold. Consider using the jumbo size pencil for kids in preschool or Kindergarten because the bigger size, or circumference, is easier for their small hands to grip. I love these pencils for my own use, too, because they are comfortable to hold! Plus, the graphite is so strong, it doesn't break easily if you press too hard (which some kids tend to do!).

I have been able to find Try-Rex pencils at Office Max and Amazon. My son's teacher actually had them in her classroom and gave us one for home use.  Now that I know about these great Try-Rex Pencils, I am passing this knowledge on to fellow parents who are teaching their kids to write. Alas, I wish someone had suggested these pencils to me a couple years ago!