Why is it that teachers like preschoolers to use crayons and not markers?

Question

i love crayons but i am a preschool teacher helper and the teacher took all the markers out of the room...why do preschool teachers like crayons more than markers????

Answer 1

because apparently crayons taste better than markers. Thats what I heard

Answer 2

Though my son is only 19 months old, and has not actually eaten a marker yet, the results of eating a crayon are pretty cool.

Answer 3

crayons dont make a mess with markers the kids can write all over themselves and other things

Answer 4

Because kids can't write all over themselves with crayons.

Answer 5

Well you wouldn't use permanent markers - you would use child friendly markers - we use both.  Markers are more of a special art project - crayons are used more.  Maybe someone colored something they shouldn't and your teacher you work with just put them away for awhile.

Answer 6

because  crayons dont hurt clothes in any way. even when you het washable markers they still stain a little.

Answer 7

Canyons are the least expensive. Markers are messy unless you buy the washable. It's easier and cheaper to have canyons.

Answer 8

Because markers dried up a whole lot faster when the caps aren't put back on .

There isn't that problem w/ crayons.

Answer 9

Parents will complain if their child comes home with marks all over them and their clothes.  Also, crayons are easier to clean up than markers.

Answer 10

They use crayons instead of markers because they do not want children to make a mess using markers. like if the rub crayon on their arms it prob wont show up and will be easy to get off if it does...With marker its harder to wash off and a real mess when scribbled on tables and walls!!

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Answer 11

Because with crayons you can't write all over yourself and make the teacher wash it off everyones hands.

Answer 12

It's the current trend in building fine motor strength for learning to write.  Markers are easier to use.  Crayons require a little more pressure to create visible marks and the teacher want to build strength in the children's hands and fingers.  Check out Handwriting Without Tears at http://www.hwtears.com/ for more on this theory.  They advocate not only the use of crayons and pencils exclusively, but they suggest using short crayons (broken in half) and short pencils (golf pencil sized) to improve fine motor strength in young children.

Answer 13

I love using markers and give my students the opportunity to use both. Just make sure to use washable markers.

Answer 14

kids cant write on themselves or others with crayons

Answer 15

Preschool Teachers like the big crayons because they better fit the younger ones hands because they are developing their small motor skills. It's good practice for them.

Answer 16

markers are messy. they can bleed into fabrics left in contact. also, crayons are more economical. they last longer and don't run or dry out.

Answer 17

First of all, markers are far more messy and can stain clothes, desks, etc.

Crayons also better prepare students to switch to pencils for writing.  They are more the same size and require using about the same pressure and technique.  I would guess that is the primary reason.

Answer 18

Markers can get messy with the kids and can also leak on the tables and stain clothes. Crayons are pretty neat and are don't easily make marks on clothes and other objects.

Answer 19

Crayons help develop use of imagination and creativity and give more options to freely express a child's feelings and ideas. I prefer crayons over magic markers because the colors can be more easily combined and with the different sizes of crayons- from the short stubby ones to the nice pointy new ones, a child can purposefully make new shapes and lines and learn the relationship between space and size and concepts of symmetry, balance and design.  

As well, keeping the crayons even if they are to the very nub can teach a child value and to not be wasteful.

Answer 20

Some markers are permanet while crayons will wash off.

Answer 21

Markers can get on hands and clothes, which is harder to wash off. Or they might stain clothes not hands. Markers dry out if caps are left off and/or lost.

Answer 22

a child smelling a marker can make him dizzy and isnt good for him , smelling a crayon is probably nothing

Answer 23

Markers get onto everything...hands, faces, clothing...parents DO NOT appreciate their children coming home with all of this c**p all over them and their clothes, I'm sure...that's probably one of the reasons...

The other might be that they are not allowed to use markers...a rule the school administration makes....teachers do only what they are told to do...they have a protocol that they have to follow.

Answer 24

so the kids won't get messy or make a mess on the table.

Answer 25

If you go off the paper with a crayon, it will most likely not leave a mark. It also doesn't get on your hands or your clothes due to accidental marking. You need to make very deliberate actions with a crayon to leave a mark.A marker just requires a light touch and a mark is made. Also, crayons don't dry out and are therefore more cost affective. They break, yes, but you can still use the broken pieces. If they get too small to color with, you can use them in other craft projects. It's also very easy for a little one to forget to put the cap back on the marker and this can cause dry-out and leakage. There's also a benefit to crayons. Because they take more pressure to leave a mark than markers do, it helps little ones build up their hand strength and motor skills.

Answer 26

Markers make more of a mess, and they can get on their clothing and their skin. Crayons are just easier, with less mess.

Answer 27

I teach preschool and lower primary and encourage my students to use markers and pencils instead of crayons. I don't like crayons. They are messier than markers because they need scrubbing off desks and leave your hands all waxy and yuck. If children are taught to use markers correctly they should be allowed to use them. I love markers. If i want to colour in I use markers so why shouldn't the children be allowed to. Maybe try talking to your preschool teacher and asking why they have been put away. Perhaps you could volunteer to do a lesson on how to use markers appropriately. Good luck and have fun!