Beeswax crayons in their second year of use. I just recently gave out a gray, so that one looks rather new. For 3rd grade I will simply replace those that need it & during the last week of 2nd grade we will clean them with a wee bit of olive oil on a rag. We do a lot of golden backgrounds. I have some students who have used up a golden block in its entirety, nothing left. Quality tools for quality work. - I love the Stockmar crayons made from beeswax. This is their German webpage, but you can also purchase them in the U.S., for example here. (I do believe this is a home-based business.)
Do you know the story of Lo Shu and the magic number squares? Quite something for 2nd graders to discover. My classroom is a worksheet-free zone - except for an occasional math practice sheet, but those are always written by me by hand & I do the math, too!
LoShu all finished along with the Chinese characters. This particular student made a really big turtle, so the Chinese symbols are a bit hard to see up there in the corner. They were so excited that I let them write something in Chinese. They copied it from my chalkboard drawing. 
Then some more "magical math" on the board. It can be hard to hold the attention of a group of children who are "ready for summer," but on this hot Friday Lo Shu did the trick.
2 comments:
You are one creative teacher . . . keep up the good work.
We love our beeswax crayons too. Yellow and brown get worn down the most, have already had to replace several stick crayons, my girls sure do draw a lot though!
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