Spider Lessons

The other morning, I was with one of my students, and we saw a spider crawling across the floor of the playroom. It was not a big spider, but it wasn’t unnoticeable either. I started to worry that my student would try to kill it. I picked it up and held it in my hand. My student got real close and asked what I was doing. I knelt down and showed her the little creature. At the same time, I explained that it was valuable to this world and needed to be protected. We then went over to the window and put it out of harms way. It was a moment that I think about often because even “scary” animals and insects deserve to live.