That's good thinking. It's always better to plan ahead than be caught unprepared.

[Her voice is oddly sweet, warm and encouraging, despite the subject matter. Smarts should be rewarded in her opinion.]

Think you could show me some of what you made? It might be easiest to build on what you have at first.

[It'll give her an opportunity to assess the boy a bit further, get a better sense of what his limits are, and how to improve upon them.]