S.A.L.T
SINGING AND LEARNING TOGETHER!
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The Lower School (grades K-5) meets together on Tuesday mornings for SALT - Singing and Learning Together. We sing songs, pray together, and learn more about the story of God and God's people.
GOD'S STORY, GOD'S SONG Curriculum
We are using the GOD'S STORY, GOD'S SONG curriculum developed by Talashia Keim Yoder, a pastor at College Mennonite Church, to guide our chapel time together. This curriculum focuses on how the Bible is the story of God and God's people and the Bible is our story! Each week we are learning more about a new bible story and focusing on the themes of:
1. The people of God miss the mark.
2. God sticks with the people!
Each week we are singing the story, reading the story, and creating something from the story!
2025-2026
Week 6 - She Has Her Baby
Jesus is Born1st Grade
1st Grade
Mrs. Christy's class told the story of baby Jesus being born this week!
Week 5 - A Grueling Journey
08-09-2025 Mary Makes a Journey.movThe 2nd grade class memorized and recited a poem to tell us the story of Mary and Joseph making the long, hard journey to Bethleham to register for the census.
Week 4 - Mary Says Yes!
Mr. Lanctot and the 4th grade class acted out the story of the angel visiting Mary and telling her she was going to have a very special baby! (See the video below and artwork to the left.)
08-02-2025 Mary's Song Video.MOVWeek 3 - All School Chapel
The whole school met together for our first all school chapel of the year. Pastor Talashia Keim Yoder spoke to us about the theme New World Coming. We also sang songs and prayed together. The goal is to meet as a full school once a quarter throughout the school year.
Singing
Singing
PRAYER
PRAYER
MESSAGE
MESSAGE
Week 2 - The Genealogy of Jesus
The Kindergarten class helped tell the story this week!
Jesus had a big family. Matthew lists the 42 generations from Abraham to Jesus!
Week 1 - Comfort to Jerusalem
During our first SALT meeting of the year we reviewed the Big Story of the old testament. This year we are jumping into the stories of the new testament. Isaiah's words gave God's people comfort in Isaiah 40. He told them something big is coming. God has not forgotten you!
There's a new world coming!
There's a new world coming!
it's already here!
it's already here!
2024-2025
Week 25 - A Nation Tears Apart
Mrs. Steiner's Class told the story of the splitting on the kingdom in a song!
See below!
Week 24 - Holy Week
We paused for a week to remember Holy Week and all of the events leading up to Jesus' arrest, death, and resurrection. Here is the story of the Triumphal Entry told with Legos!
Week 23 - Building the Temple
4th Grade
4th Grade
Mr. Lanctot's class told the story of the building of the temple.
Week 22 - Do Not Destroy
Mrs. Kern's Class
Mrs. Kern's Class
The 5th graders told us the story of God sending prophets to help guide God's people but the people ask for a king instead. They used a game show format to share the story.
Week 21 - The Call of Samuel
Mr. Stuckey's 5th grade class told the story of the Call of Samuel using a tableau format - posing silently without moving as a way to visually represent the story.
See pictures below!
Week 20 - Naomi and Ruth
Mrs. Hofer and the kindergarten class shared the story of Ruth and Naomi. They stick together, survive a famine, and together redeem the lost with steadfast love.
Week 19 - Deborah
Mrs. Christy and the First Grade class shared the cycle of judges and specifically the story of Deborah. Deborah guides the people to a victory and they experience 40 years of rest.
Every week we begin our time together by singing several songs!
Week 18 - Joshua, Rahab, and the Walls of Jericho!
Mrs. Bontrager's 2nd grade class shared the story of Joshua and the battle of Jericho! They had some amazing props and costumes and brought the story to life for everyone watching!
Joshua sent spies into Jericho.
Joshua sent spies into Jericho.
The people did what God told them to do!
The people did what God told them to do!
The walls came tumbling down!
The walls came tumbling down!
Rahab hid the spies in her house!
Rahab hid the spies in her house!
Click above to see the 2nd Graders tell the story of Joshua and Rahab!
"Fresh as the morning. Sure as the sunrise. God always faithful. You do not change." - God of the Bible
(Our theme song for the year!)
Week 17 - Cross Over Jordan
Mrs. Steiner's 3rd Grade class presented the story of Joshua leading the Israelites across the Jordan River and into the promised land! Check out their amazing artwork!
IMG_1891.MOVWeek 16 - God is one, only God!
Mr. Lanctot's Class
Mr. Lanctot's Class
The 4th graders shared the story of Moses teaching the Israelite people important words to guide their life.
"Hear, O Isreal: the Lord is our God, the Lord alone. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your sould, and with all your might."
See video below!
Love the Lord Your God - SALT Movie.MOVWeek 15 - Daughters of Zelophehad
Mrs. Kern's Class
Mrs. Kern's Class
The 5th graders shared the story of Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, Tirzah using an interview format. This was a new story to most students. A song written by Bryan Moyer Suderman helped bring this story to life in a new way for us.
Daughters of Zelophehad
Came to Moses very sad
When their father passed away
This is what the scriptures say
Zelophehad, he had no sons
So there wasn’t anyone
To inherit land when he died
Daughters were not qualified.
Daughters said this isn’t right
So they overcame their fright
And said to Moses, listen here
This law you gave, it isn’t fair!
Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, Tirzah
were their names back then.
Five brave women who together
said it’s time to look again.
Moses and the leaders heard
What they said, every word
All the people on that day
Listened to-what they had to say
Moses brought their case to God
The one who’d given all the laws
The one who has the final word
Can you guess what Moses heard?
Listen here, God said to Moses
Daughters of Zelophehad
Are absolutely right, you know
I agree with what they’ve said
And so the laws they were rewritten
God told Moses what to say
To help the people see more clearly
What is like to live God’s Way!
Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, Tirzah
were their names back then.
Five brave women who together
said it’s time to look again.
Week 14 - The 10 Commandments
Mr. Stucky's 5th Grade Class
Mr. Stucky's 5th Grade Class
The 5th graders created an old time radio show to share the story of Moses receiving the 10 commandments from God. Students created all of the sound effects needed in the story. Listeners closed their eyes and experienced the story through hearing and smelling!
Week 13 - Manna and Quail
kindergarten
kindergarten
Our kindergarten class told their first story of the year and helped us see how God showed the people that God would provide for them in the wilderness with daily manna and quail.
Week 12 - Crossing the Red Sea
Mrs. Christy's Class
Mrs. Christy's Class
The first grade class had the exciting story of Moses leading God's people to freedom across the Red Sea. God's people escaped on dry land but Pharaoh's army was swallowed up by water.
Week 11 - Let My People Go!
Mrs. Bontrager's Class
Mrs. Bontrager's Class
The 2nd grade class shared the story of the signs and wonders Moses performed to convince Pharaoh to let God's people go from Egypt.
Frogs, Flies, Darkness, Blood, and more!
Week Ten - The Burning Bush
Mrs. Steiner's 3rd grade class brought the story of Moses and the burning bush to life in this video!
burning Bush
burning Bush
The 3rd grade class worked hard on their burning bush artifact! It is truly amazing. Great work 3rd Grade artifact team!
Week Nine - Baby Moses
4th Grade Video - Moses is Born
4th Grade Video - Moses is Born
Joseph's family continued living in Egypt and generations later they became slaves because Pharaoh did not know how Joseph had once saved them. Joseph's descendant's cried out to God for help and God raised up a new leader, Moses!
Moses is Born.mov
Week Eight - Joseph saves Egypt from famine
5th GrADE VIDEO!
5th GrADE VIDEO!
The jealous brothers sold Joseph to be a SLAVE and it seemed like all hope was lost. Joseph interpreted DREAMS for important people and eventually saved Egypt from FAMINE.
Mrs. Kern's class worked together to tell this story!
Week Seven - Jacob is sold as a slave
Mr. Stucky's 5th grade class shared the first half of the Joseph story. Joseph was Jacob's favorite son and his other brothers were jealous of him. Joseph's brothers sold him to be a slave and he ended up in Egypt. It looked like all hope was lost for Joseph, but God did not give up on Joseph. God continued to love him and stick with him.
This weeks artifact represents the beautiful coat that Jacob gave to Joseph.
See the video below for this part of the story.
Week Six - Jacob and Esau
3rd Grade artwork
3rd Grade artwork
The 3rd graders told the story of Jacob and Esau. These brothers were twins and they didn't get along very well. Esau was older but he sold his inheritance to his brother Jacob for a bowl of soup. Jacob later tricked his father into giving him the blessing and inheritance by pretending to be Esau. This family missed the mark a lot, but God stuck with them!
Week Five - Abraham and Sarah
Mr. Lanctot
Mr. Lanctot
The 4th grade class shared the story of Abraham and Sarah being called to join a covenant relationship with God.
See video below of this performance!
God called Abraham and Sarah to be in a special relationship with him. God promised to make them a blessing to the whole world! Abraham and Sarah made mistakes and missed the mark, but God continued to stick with them and make them a blessing!
Week Four - Noah and the Flood
First Grade rainbow
First Grade rainbow
The first grade class was in charge of telling this weeks story and they created this beautiful rainbow artifact to hang on our wall!
"The Lord said to Noah there's gonna be a floody, floody. Get those animals (clap) out of the muddy muddy. Children of the Lord."
"So rise and shine and give God the glory, glory."
Several generations later, the world was full of wickedness and God decided to make a fresh start. One man, named Noah, was "righteous" and called chose Noah to build an ark to save himself and his family. The waters covered all of the earth but Noah and his family were saved. God sent a rainbow as a sign of God's promise to never flood the Earth again.
Week Three - Cain and Abel
The second grade class made a fantastic slideshow to tell the story of Cain and Abel.
Click on the link below to see their slideshow!
Week Two - Adam and Eve
check out this artwork
by various 3rd graders
telling the story of
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve missed the mark and had to live with the consequences of their choices. But God did not abandom them. He continued to love them and care for them!
Week One - Creation
God loves us and wants us to live in harmony with God, other humans, and all of creation!
About Us:
Sarah Yoder and Jonathan Reuel
Sarah and Jonathan are working together to plan and lead our weekly SALT times.
Jonathan is the composer of The Big Song that we add to each week as we learn the big story of the bible. We are so thankful he is sharing his musical talents with us!
Sarah is a teacher at Bethany and leading lower school SALT is a highlight of her week!
Resources
God's Story, God's Song - https://www.godsstorygodssong.com/
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