After the exuberant, chaotic fun of summer break, it can be a relief for parents to get their kids back into the regular routine of school. While little ones might feel differently at first, letting them shop for new supplies will almost certainly get them excited. Sure, it’s bribery — but it’s educational, right?
As you’re helping them to pick out a backpack and arguing over what constitutes a necessity (you swore they would use last year’s pink unicorn lunch box until middle school), take a moment to consider Pilot’s wide range of FriXion erasable pens. Students will surely be drawn to the bright colors and simple design; parents will also find multiple reasons to love the collection. Read here to see why these pens earned the Good Housekeeping Seal, then give them a go and draw your own conclusions (as well as anything else you like).
Lessen Their Unlimited Do-Overs
Children with perfectionist tendencies — like difficulty getting over making mistakes — often find homework a struggle, since they don’t like crossing things out or leaving other evidence of their errors. While this is all fertile ground for supportive life advice (mistakes are how we learn, after all), you can minimize your kids’ anxiety with Pilot FriXion pens, which appear to use regular, permanent ink but are in fact fully erasable. And this goes for the entire FriXion collection, which includes capped and retractable erasable gel pens, colorful erasable markers, and erasable highlighters.
Spark Their Interest in Science
STEM subjects are always more interesting with hands-on labs and experiments, and FriXion pens offer students an opportunity to understand the some of the practical applications. As the name implies, the reason these pens are fully erasable is friction. The ink itself is heat-sensitive, so when rubbed with the eraser, it reacts and turns invisible — no shedding, no blotchy marks, no ragged holes in your notebook. Authenticated by STEM.org, Pilot FriXion pens even created a full STEM curriculum to explore at home or in the classroom.
Help Them Develop Fine Motor Skills
A recent study found that the acts of doodling and writing by hand (specifically in cursive) can be key to brain development — no matter how out-of-touch they may seem to the tablet-doting, phone-infatuated pre-teen. Ignite their love of pen-on-paper with FriXion’s wide range of styles and colors, along with some fun drawing and journal prompts. Ask little ones to draw their favorite food, their pet or their family, for instance.
Help Them Retain Information
According to educators, annotating while reading can help identify key concepts, streamline and maximize test prep, and often be more efficient than creating a separate set of notes. Pilot FriXion pens allow kids to do this even in borrowed textbooks. They can further maximize their study practices with fully erasable FriXion highlighters, available in a range of pastel shades: Educator-approved tips include color-coding by theme and highlighting only words and phrases, as opposed to full paragraphs.
Once the school year is over, simply erase their notes so the textbook is ready for its next little learner.