Get the Lead Out

I shouldn't take this out on the pencil, but it was the common denominator during each challenging moment of my tutoring session.

Do you have a pencil? Where can we find a pencil? Can you sharpen that pencil? Does that pencil have lead? Can you erase with that pencil? Stop throwing the pencil at your brother. No, the lead from that pencil won't poison you. Pick up the pencil. Put the pencil in the other hand -- the one you write with. Bring your brother's pencil back; he needs it.

I get paid good money to tutor a couple of brothers in handwriting (they are actually delightfully cute and smart), but wouldn't it be nice if I were teaching dance or sign language or naptime?