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!
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Recommended for preschool recitals! Cute choral songs that 3-year-olds can sing (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!
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.
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.
I’m happy to see you.sakushi: fujino manami / sakkyoku: kataoka tsugumi
This is a single released in October 1997 as the ending theme for the TV anime Bamboo Bears.
Created by the unit Parcells, with lyrics by Manami Fujino and music by Tsugumi Kataoka, it portrays the pure joy of meeting friends for the first time.
Its warmth gently supports children diving into a new environment, capturing both their excitement and a touch of anxiety.
The bright, pop melody is overflowing with fun that naturally makes your body start moving just by listening.
Incorporating hand games or dance and singing together will make it even more exciting.
It seems like even the nervous faces of children at an entrance ceremony would instantly brighten when this song starts playing.
It’s a perfect cheer song to celebrate a spring send-off that makes you want to hold hands with friends, and it’s recommended for activities at preschool.