Ticonderoga Pencils, 18 Count — Pre-Sharpened #2 HB Wood-Cased Pencils for School and Office

The Right-Sized Pack of Classic Pre-Sharpened Pencils

This Ticonderoga pencils 18 count pack is the everyday size that fits a single student just right. Not everyone needs a giant bulk box — for one child heading back to school, eighteen pencils is the sweet spot: enough to fill a pencil case and cover a good stretch of the term, without paying for hundreds you won’t get through or finding somewhere to store them. It’s the simple grab-and-go size for a back-to-school shopping list.

Small pack aside, these are the same trusted pencils that have been a classroom staple for generations. Every one arrives pre-sharpened, so there’s no sitting down to sharpen a whole pack before the first day — they’re ready to write straight out of the box. The smooth #2 HB graphite core lays down broad, consistent lines, and the quality wood casing sharpens evenly with minimal breakage, so you waste far fewer pencils to snapped points and crumbling wood. That reliability is a big part of why this pencil has stayed a favorite in classrooms for so long — it simply behaves the way you expect, every time you pick one up.

The details are the ones that make a pencil pleasant to use day after day. Each is finished in the classic golden-yellow lacquer and capped with a latex-free eraser that lifts marks cleanly without smudging, held in the recognizable green-and-gold ferrule. They’re also PMA-certified non-toxic, which is exactly the reassurance a parent wants when pencils are going into a child’s hands every day.

They’re an easy, exam-ready choice, too. The #2 HB lead is the standard grade accepted for most standardized tests and bubble-sheet answer forms, so the same pencils cover test day as well as homework, class notes and everyday writing. For a student, that means one familiar, dependable pencil does everything the school year asks of it.

If you find you need more, this listing also offers 30, 72 and 180-count packs, along with larger bulk cases — but the 18-count is the tidy, sensible single pack for one person. For a back-to-school supply list, a refilled pencil case or a desk drawer at home, it’s just the right amount of a genuinely dependable pencil, without over-buying. Sometimes the right size is the whole point, and eighteen is the number that quietly suits a single student for a long stretch of the year.

It also travels well as a self-contained little kit. Eighteen pencils tuck neatly into a case or bag without the bulk of a big box, so a student can carry their own supply, keep a few spares for the inevitable lost or broken one, and still have room for everything else. When they do run low, sizing up to a bigger count is easy — but for getting through the day-to-day, this pack hits the mark.

Pros

• Right-sized 18-pack for a single student
• Every pencil arrives pre-sharpened and ready to use
• Smooth #2 HB graphite for broad, consistent lines
• Quality wood sharpens evenly with minimal breakage
• Latex-free eraser that lifts marks cleanly
• Non-toxic and #2 grade — safe for kids and test-ready
• Larger counts available if you need to size up

Cons

• With 18 in a pack, heavy users or a classroom will run through them quickly and are better served by a larger count
• These are the classic yellow #2 pencils, so there’s no color or design variety
• Like any wood pencil, they need re-sharpening as they wear down, though they arrive pre-sharpened

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