Songs we want to sing at the graduation ceremony! A special feature on moving, heart-touching preschool graduation songs
For children about to graduate from preschool, we want to leave them with the most wonderful memories.
Many teachers may be searching for tear-jerking graduation songs with that wish in mind.
When you put feelings of gratitude and the joy of growth into song, it resonates deeply not only with the children but also with their parents.
Graduation songs with warm lyrics and gentle melodies are essential elements that add a moving touch to the ceremony.
Here, we introduce unforgettable masterpieces.
The time spent singing together with the children will surely become an irreplaceable treasure!
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Songs to Sing at the Graduation Ceremony! A Collection of Moving, Heart-Touching Kindergarten Graduation Songs (31–40)
Step by stepTHE BOY MEETS GIRLS
This is a graduation song sung by THE BOY MEETS GIRLS, a rock band with the unusual background of having a vocalist who is an active nursery school teacher.
As you’d expect, a song performed by a vocalist who usually sings rock has a distinctly different flavor.
This track is filled with a love that can only be expressed by someone who takes both the children and the music seriously.
A Gift Without a StampSakushi • Sakkyoku: Zaizu Kazuo
The perfect song for a preschool graduation ceremony where children express their feelings to teachers, parents, and friends is “A Gift Without a Stamp.” Kazuo Zaitsu, the lead vocalist of the rock band Tulip, wrote both the lyrics and the music.
The band’s sound resonates with a warm, inviting melody.
Because the song conveys gratitude to the important people who have supported you, it’s ideal for children about to graduate from preschool.
Let it deliver a message that conveys kindness and compassion, warming the heart.
Accompanied by a sound that evokes the start of a new season, it’s a song that celebrates the children.
A precious treasureSakushi sakkyoku: Shinzawa Toshihiko
Toshihiko Shinzawa, who creates music for children, wrote and composed “Taisetsu na Takaramono” (“A Precious Treasure”).
In its simple lyrics, it gently tells us, “The fun times we spent together are very important, so let’s never forget them.” This is a song that might make teachers, even more than the children, shed tears as they cherish the irreplaceable memories of time spent with their students.
It’s a perfect, highly recommended piece to make a graduation ceremony—the children’s special send-off—truly wonderful.
Thank you along with goodbye.iwashi pikunikku
This is a graduation song from a nursery teacher’s perspective, created by a childcare professional.
It carries a message for the children and their parents who listen to it.
It’s clear that it was made for the children graduating and entering elementary school, as well as for their families—a perfect song for the moment of taking a new step forward.
The One and Only Flower in the WorldSMAP
SMAP’s “Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana,” the song by the nationally beloved idol group that sadly disbanded.
It seems it’s often sung as the second song at kindergarten graduation ceremonies or at thank-you parties.
Just like the lyrics say, even friends who feel completely different from you are actually all the same, and everyone is special—we want children to feel that, don’t we?
Songs to Sing at Graduation! A Special Feature on Moving, Heartfelt Preschool Graduation Songs (41–50)
Teacher, don’t cry.Sakushi Sakkyoku: Watanabe Satomi
A great recommendation for a graduation song from children to their teacher is “Sensei, Don’t Cry.” It was written and composed by musician Satomi Watanabe.
The lyrics express gratitude to the teachers who cared for the children in kindergarten or nursery school.
Because the teachers have closely watched over the children’s growth since they first enrolled, the feelings conveyed will truly resonate.
You can also divide the singing parts to make it easier for the children to sing.
Let’s have the children perform this perfect graduation song for their special send-off day!
My Treasureseki tomoyuki
This song, born from real early childhood education settings, leaves a warm message that lingers in the heart.
Written and composed by former nursery school teacher Tomoyuki Seki, it’s woven with words that reflect children just as they are.
Singing about laughing with friends, sometimes getting into quarrels, and how meeting one another itself is a treasure, it’s a piece that can bring adults to tears as well.
Since being included on the album “Congratulations on Graduation—from all the smiles and energy you gave us—,” released in December 2016, it has become a staple of the preschool graduation season.
With the gentle tones of the piano, this work will unite the hearts of children, parents, and teachers alike.
If sung at a graduation ceremony, the whole venue is sure to be filled with emotion.
Be sure to consider including it.