I've been looking for a new pencil sharpener for a while now. I've went through THREE electric pencil sharpeners now and I was looking for something different. I came upon Classroom Friendly Supplies on Pinterest and I was intrigued to check it out!
My little package came a couple weeks ago and I started using the sharpener last week. I'll be honest, my third graders this year are a little reckless. My son broke his leg on the playground two weeks ago and I needed a substitute for a couple of days to figure out what I needed to do to help him get around. After I came back, my third electric pencil sharpener, in two years, was stuffed with crayons and colored pencils. Not sure why they thought sharpening crayons was appropriate, but now with my new pencil sharpener, they won't even have that as an option!
I decided that I wanted to order the blue sharpener. When I submitted an inquiry about getting one to review on their website, I was ecstatic when Troy sent me this snazzy blue sharpener to check out and use in my classroom! These are the cutest little sharpeners and absolutely amazing for the kids to use!
I have to admit, they are smaller than what I'm used to, but now after using it, I think that's the beauty of it. The kids have small hands and the small size of the sharpener helps them get their little paws around it to sharpen to the best of their ability. I always hate when a pencil breaks in the middle of a lesson and that child has to sharpen their pencil. This stops the lesson because those electric sharpeners are so LOUD! Not to mention you never really know if it's fully sharpened until you pull it out a couple of times. The Classroom Friendly sharpener fixes both of those issues. Once you stick your pencil into the sharpener, you know when it comes out, it will be fully sharpened! The bonus, it's not loud and obnoxious when your pencil is being sharpened!
Even my little is able to use it!
Another great thing about this sharpener is that it comes with a clamp to hold the pencil sharpener down. I haven't quite figured out where I'm going to put it, but I'm thinking it will go right on my teacher desk. I am going to get another one to put in another area of my room so that we have a couple for the kids to use!
I think the best feature of this sharpener is the auto-stop mechanism that stops sharpening once the pointiest point is achieved. No more eating pencils and no more sharpening multiple times to see if your pencil is sharpened. No more eating away of your pencils. Check out the point on this one!
This is by far the best sharpener on the market. I encourage you to try it out in your classroom or office. The vintage look of the sharpener makes it look great in whatever room you have it in. The quietness and point achieved when sharpening your pencil exceeds the competition! Check out the great video produced by the Classroom Friendly Supplies website. Check out their site and all the great colors they have as well! Get yours today!
How to use the sharpener video
Here are a few more pictures of the sharpener in my room!
You can purchase your very own sharpener here! Classroom Friendly Website
