At the primary grades because kids like using pens since we normally make them use pencils; for classroom management and those students who like to avoid working (or just push too hard on their pencils) using a pen eliminates the time waster of sharpening pencils and allows me to worry about planning and prepping that doesn't involve managing the pencil sharpening job or worse sharpening pencils myself.
But I just read a better researched-based reason - they will write more with pens.
Even if you only want to allow pens for writing. I did that in one classroom because the teacher didn't like letting kids use pens. The kids loved their writing pens. Make sure you have extras because losing one was like the end of the world.
Okay, the exact research details are as follows:
Special pencils, however, do not appear necessary. Research indicates not only that young children prefer adult pencils, but also that they do not write better when using a beginner's pencil. Furthermore, by the time children reach the third grade, they produce more letters when they are writing stories if they use ballpoint or felt-tip pens
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