The Pencil Problem

Detailed view of a sharpened yellow pencil with shavings, highlighting creative mess.

You know what I am talking about don’t you… 

In a 4th grade classroom pencils disappear on a daily basis like snow when the sun comes up and the temperature rises,  like snacks in my snack bowl when the clock strikes 9:30, like a piece of meat on the counter left unsupervised with a 90 pound German Shepherd in the house – well you get the idea.