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[Preschool] Recommended choral pieces for 3-year-olds
In daycare and kindergarten, there are plenty of opportunities for everyone to sing together—not only during daily activities, but also at recitals and music concerts.
Choral singing is a wonderfully enjoyable activity: children can feel the comfort of singing, strengthen their sense of unity with friends, and deepen their interest in the seasons and events.
We’d love to include a variety of songs so that children become familiar with music and grow to love singing.
So this time, we’re introducing recommended choral pieces for 3-year-old preschoolers.
We’ve gathered lots of lively, energetic songs that are perfect for three-year-olds, as well as cute tunes.
Find a wonderful song that fits your class’s vibe, and have fun singing together!
[Childcare] Recommended choir songs for 3-year-olds (1–10)
Magic incantationsakushi/sakkyoku: Yuzuri Tarou
It’s a fun song that makes you want to dance with the children.
With a bright tone, the lyrics are themed around magic spells and carry a message that gives kids courage.
It features an easy-to-sing melody and a friendly rhythm, and is often used for performances at nursery schools and kindergartens.
Created by Yuzuri Taro, the song is included in the CD book “Yuzurin Classroom Best Songs 1” and is widely used in educational settings.
It’s perfect for energetic three-year-olds, so let’s all sing and dance together!
If we make it togetherSakushi: Taniyama Hiroko / Sakkyoku: Tanimoto Arata
Known as a popular song from the TV program “Okaasan to Issho,” this piece captivates children with its very cute melody.
The story is about Shape-kun and Color-san meeting and creating something together, which sets the world in motion.
It conveys the importance of cooperation and the joy of making something as a group.
It’s great for recitals and concerts, but it’s also easy to sing during everyday childcare activities.
Once you learn it, you’ll find yourself humming it when everyone’s working together to make something!
Song of the SpaceshipSakushi: Tomorogi Yukio / Sakkyoku: Mine Akira
It’s a fun song that sparks a sense of adventure toward space.
Its light, catchy melody stands out and makes it easy for children to hum along naturally.
The lyrics include cheerful call-and-response parts, making it a participatory song that everyone can enjoy singing together.
Sung in many nurseries and kindergartens, it’s a very unique song that stimulates children’s imaginations.
The sheet music is also published, so you can sing it with piano accompaniment.
It’s great for recitals and concerts, and it’s also recommended to incorporate it alongside space-themed craft activities.
It’s fun.sakushi: yamauchi kazuko / sakkyoku: terashima naohiko
When you’re singing it, you can’t help but clap along or sway to the beat—That’s Fun.
Its message, “It’s so much fun when everyone claps and sings together!” is perfect for a children’s chorus.
It encourages noticing things you can only experience in group singing: comparing the sound of clapping your own right and left hands with the sound when you clap hands with a friend, and singing while listening closely to the voices around you.
Look at your friends and teacher as you sing, add some movement, and have fun together.
Child(ren) of the EarthKeroponzu
Here’s a song by Keropons that kids can enjoy together.
Created in collaboration with the National Federation of Private Nursery Schools, this piece features a bright, energetic, and cheerful sound.
The lyrics sing about the importance of children connecting with the Earth and nature, conveying the idea that play leads to learning and fostering a spirit of challenge.
Released in 2023, the song has been adopted by childcare facilities nationwide as the theme song for the childcare movement “A New Era Begins with Children.” There’s choreography as well, so it’s recommended to sing while dancing.
Through fun activities, this wonderful song helps convey appreciation for nature and the importance of living together in harmony.
Hey! TambourineSakushi: Yoshioka Osamu / Sakkyoku: Yuyama Akira
This song, themed around fun rhythm play with a tambourine, is a lively and easy-to-remember children’s tune.
Since tambourines are familiar instruments for kids, the song feels approachable.
Released in June 1994, it was also featured on the TV program “Okaasan to Issho,” helping it become widely loved.
It’s perfect for three-year-olds, and everyone can enjoy singing together and playing with tambourines! It’s also recommended for activities like recitals and music events where children can participate and have fun together.
Gather round! Fun, fun, funsakushi: Ide Takao / sakkyoku: Koshibe Nobuyoshi
Let’s all sing this bright and lively song together.
Written by Takao Ide, the lyrics start with the idea that the Earth is running low on energy, and the theme is traveling around the world with friends to get it moving again.
The lyrics repeat fun phrases and feel uplifting, so children will likely find themselves humming along.
Released in October 1989 as the theme song for NHK’s “Okaasan to Issho,” it has been beloved for many years.
With its energetic vibe, it’s a perfect song for three-year-olds!
Laughter is nice.sakushi/sakkyoku: Tayama Masamitsu
How about “Warai-goe tte Ii na,” a song you can enjoy with choreography? It’s a track themed around the laughter of families and animals.
Throughout the song, a variety of characters and laughs appear, and there’s choreography that expresses the act of laughing to match them.
The moves are quite comical, so if everyone joins in, it should create a warm, friendly atmosphere.
Plus, the lyrics are sprinkled with little moments that will make you chuckle.
Focusing on those parts should make it even more exciting.
Big SongSakushi Sakkyoku: Nakajima Kōichi
Its hallmark is a “call-and-response,” echo-like style where you sing along by trailing the lyrics, making it easy for children hearing it for the first time to start humming right away.
With expansive words like sky and dream, it carries a warm message perfect for an entrance ceremony that wishes for growth ahead.
Written and composed by singer-songwriter Koichi Nakajima, the song was broadcast on NHK’s program Minna no Uta in June 1979.
It was later included in music textbooks and has long been cherished in educational settings.
The teacher sings first, and the children imitate, naturally creating a sense of unity even in the often-tense setting of a ceremony.
It’s a recommended springtime song for new beginnings, gently giving a push to children stepping into a new world.
I want to become the sun.Sakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka
This song, created by Toshihiko Shinzawa and Hirotaka Nakagawa, is a piece that lets you feel a heart full of warm affection.
It expresses the warmth of falling in love with someone, as if a little sun has appeared in your chest, and I believe it resonates deeply with children as well.
Released in January 2016, the song is also included on the album “Toshihiko Shinzawa & Hirotaka Nakagawa Songs <30th Anniversary Celebration: Children’s Chorus Edition>.” When sung by three-year-olds, it becomes a lovely song that helps them feel the bonds of friendship.
Be sure to sing it at recitals and music festivals!