[Entrance Ceremony] Songs We All Want to Sing! A Collection of Recommended Cheer Songs for Spring Send-offs

You are friends starting today.Sakkyoku: Nakagawa Hirotaka

I tried a singing-with-guitar cover of “You guys are friends starting today.”

This song carries a warm message celebrating new encounters in a new environment and inviting us to become friends starting today.

It gently eases the nerves of children who are excited and a little anxious in an unfamiliar place, filling them with anticipation for the days to come at the preschool.

Hirotaka Nakagawa, who wrote the lyrics and composed the music, draws on his experience as a former nursery school teacher to create many songs that are close to children’s hearts.

It’s a track included on the album “Kimitachi Kyou kara Tomodachi da ~ Nakagawa Hirotaka Asobi/Taiso Song Collection ~,” released in April 2003.

This work was released with choreography illustrations, so children can move their bodies and have fun along with the song.

It’s also recommended for entrance ceremonies and the start of a new term, where teachers and children can sing and dance together!

Nice to meet you—at the kindergarten entrance ceremony—Sakkyoku: Kamishiba Hajime / Shi: Murata Sachiko

Nice to meet you—at the kindergarten entrance ceremony—

This song is perfect for the entrance ceremony that marks the start of a new life, where children exchange their first “Nice to meet you” greetings with new friends and teachers.

Its bright melody builds excitement for the days to come at the kindergarten, naturally easing children’s nerves and bringing out their smiles.

Lyricist Sachiko Murata and composer Hajime Ueshiba are a proven duo who have worked on numerous educational pieces, including songs for NHK’s children’s programs and school textbooks.

The track is included on the album “Nyūen/Nyūgaku Haruharu Kids Song,” released in February 2024, and the lively vocals by Himawari Kids evoke the arrival of spring.

Since it’s a short song, it’s easy to incorporate into the ceremony’s flow, and it’s also recommended for everyone to sing together as an introduction before self-introductions in the new class!

Spring has come!Sakushi: Nakamura Masato / Sakkyoku: Nakamura Masato

[Children's Song] 'Spring Is Here!' (Sign Language Video) Sign Choreography: Aono [Nursery Rhyme/Song] [Sign Language Song] [Kindergarten/School Entrance Ceremony]

A perfect song for entrance and advancement ceremonies that captures the feeling of spring’s arrival.

Its warm melody wraps around the flutter of excitement that comes with a new environment.

Lyricist and composer Masato Nakamura draws on his experience as a special needs school teacher to create songs that are easy to sing.

This piece was composed in January 2015 and is now enjoyed on video-sharing sites.

The lyrics feature springtime creatures and flowers, as if they were welcoming the children.

There’s also sign-language choreography, making it appealing because it allows expression not only with the voice but with the body as well.

April is a time when hearts swell with the prospect of new friends.

Even the tense faces of children will naturally turn to smiles when they sing this song.

Teachers and parents can hum along too, celebrating this new beginning together.

Congratulations on starting preschoolSakushi: Shinzawa Toshihiko / Sakkyoku: Hosoda Maiko

Children’s song: “Congratulations on entering preschool”

An entrance ceremony welcoming children dressed in their new uniforms.

This piece, which evokes the arrival of spring, instantly softens the tense atmosphere of the venue.

The congratulatory words and gentle melody build excitement for the kindergarten life that is about to begin.

Because it can be sung with handclaps and gestures, the children will naturally break into smiles.

Released in April 2019, it was created by the well-known children’s song composer Toshihiko Shinzawa and percussionist Maiko Hosoda.

It’s perfect not only as a performance by teachers, but also for current students to sing at a welcome party for their new friends.

When everyone joins their voices in celebration, anxious feelings will be swept away and a warm sense of unity will be born.

Donsukapanpan Cheer SquadSakushi: Yamada Hiroshi / Sakkyoku: Nishiwaki Tatsuya

Dance for Kids | Don-Suka Pan-Pan Cheer Squad (Kid-Pleasing Dance Arrangement, Popular with Toddlers, Kindergartens, Nursery Schools; Playtime Dance/Exercise; Takumi Mitani, Daisuke Yokoyama)

This is a lively, high-energy cheer song that aired on NHK Educational TV’s “Okaasan to Issho” as the Song of the Month for January 2009.

With its unique call-and-response rhythm and fun handclaps, just listening to it makes your body start to move.

The lyrics are by Hiroshi Yamada, and the music is by Tatsuya Nishiwaki.

At the time of broadcast, it became so popular that inquiries flooded in, leading to the unusual release of a single CD in March 2009.

Even children feeling nervous at their entrance ceremony will naturally smile if they clap along to the rhythm of this song.

By singing and dancing together with friends and teachers, their anxiety about a new life will turn into courage.

It’s a perfect classic for springtime new beginnings—consider incorporating it into the ceremony.

Kindergarten starting in springSakushi: Yoda Jun’ichi / Sakkyoku: Nakada Yoshinao

[Children’s Song] From Spring: Kindergarten (with lyrics) / Lyrics by Junichi Yoda, Music by Yoshinao Nakata, Arrangement by Shirō Hayakawa / Entrance Ceremony, Events, Kindergarten / Piano Accompaniment, Singing with Piano

This is a children’s song that brims with the joy of starting a new preschool life along with the warm spring weather.

It features short, repeated phrases and a bright melody, gently conveying children’s anticipation for the kindergarten or nursery days ahead.

The lyrics were written by Junichi Yoda, and the music was composed by Yoshinao Nakata.

Loved since the postwar era, it has been included in many collections of seasonal songs, beginning with the album “Spring Entrance and Enrollment Songs,” released in March 2010.

It’s perfect as an introduction to ease the nerves of children at entrance or advancement ceremonies.

If the teacher plays it on the piano and everyone sings along or claps in rhythm, it will set the stage for a wonderful, smile-filled start.

Big SongSakushi Sakkyoku: Nakajima Kōichi

Big Song ♪ It’s a big song, from beyond that mountain — Lyrics & Music by Koichi Nakajima — My Big Song

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.