Funny ideas to spice up elementary school graduation yearbooks! A collection of concepts for the class page

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
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Deputy Editor of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. I’m Sasashina, a mom currently raising an elementary schooler and a preschooler. During my student years at Kyoto College of Science and Technology, I studied a wide range of fields including sound, lighting, and video technology, building a foundation in comprehensive stage production and creative expression. After graduation, I joined a music production company, where I still work, consistently building experience in production and engaging in a variety of music-centered tasks. Currently, I mainly handle articles for children, drawing on what I’ve learned about parenting and what I feel and discover through daily interactions with my kids. I hope my work can be of help to you, even in a small way!

Are you wondering what kind of content to write on your class page for the graduation anthology or yearbook? It’d be great to have funny ideas that will make you laugh when you look back in the future and get everyone in the class excited, right? So here, we’ll introduce unique and memorable ideas that you’ll want to include in your elementary school graduation anthology or yearbook! We’ve picked a wide range—from classic projects to slightly unusual ideas—so feel free to use them as inspiration.

Create a one-of-a-kind graduation anthology filled with memories of your precious friends!

Fun Topics to Liven Up Elementary School Graduation Anthologies! Class Page Idea Collection (21–30)

Ranking of events that made me smileNEW!

What moments in your school life made you smile? Chatting with friends, a perfect score on a test, winning first place at the sports day—there are so many, right? Let’s record them in a ranking for your class anthology.

Thinking about this ranking will help you naturally look back on your school memories.

When you reread the anthology as an adult, you’ll likely smile at your past self, and it may even help you find joy in your current life.

Be sure to include how you felt in those smiling moments, and give it a try!

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My personal rankingNEW!

What sticks in your memory from school life varies depending on each person’s personality and sensibilities.

This content asks everyone to think of their own school highlights and present them in a ranked list that reflects those individual traits.

The points of interest will change depending on which moments you choose, so let’s create a unique ranking that showcases your personality.

If you include items that can be expressed numerically—like the time you overslept—it might be easier for others to understand.

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Funny topics to liven up your elementary school graduation yearbook! Class page idea collection (31–40)

A story about overcoming something I wasn’t good atNEW!

School is a place where we learn many things.

Through academics, sports, and relationships, every day was a cycle of challenges and failures, wasn’t it? Among those days, is there anything that left a particularly strong impression on you? Precisely because overcoming weaknesses isn’t easy, the experiences you see through carry great meaning in life.

Let’s write them down in the class anthology so we don’t forget.

When you feel like you’re about to give up, reading it again may remind you of your determination not to lose and might help your future self.

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Black History SenryuNEW!

Not all the memories we’ve piled up are beautiful; there are also those we’d rather not recall—what we call “cringe-worthy pasts.” This idea is to deliberately focus on each of those cringey moments, turn them into senryu, and weave them into our graduation memories.

If you compose senryu using only the bare facts, it’ll just be painful, so try to express them as comically as possible, including how things turned out in the end.

If you choose ones that others can relate to, it might spark lively “so true!” moments.

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4-panel comic relay

In this idea, each person draws one panel, and together you complete a four-panel comic in a relay format.

The last person will probably rack their brains, since they have to deliver the punchline based on what the first three have drawn, but it’s fine to interpret it in your own way.

In fact, it’ll be even more exciting if you come up with an ending the first three never imagined! Don’t worry too much about drawing skill—just pick a theme that’s perfect for graduation season and create a four-panel comic packed with everyone’s sensibilities and humor!

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A Collection of Comments: “A Word to My Past Self”

How about a collection of “A Word to My Past Self” comments, where you look back on yourself in the past—like when you did your best at the sports day or the recital, or when you failed and felt down—and say a few words to that version of you? Short phrases are fine, such as “You did great,” “You’re fine just the way you are,” or “I’m proud you didn’t give up!” By writing what you’d say now, you can also notice how much you’ve grown.

Reading your friends’ words will warm your heart and make you think, “Everyone was struggling with the same things.” It will become a gentle, memorable page—full of records of growth—perfect for graduation!

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Class Relatable Moments Collection

How about putting together a one-page summary of things that often happen in your class? For example, when a popular snack is served at lunch, it turns into a rock-paper-scissors tournament, or there’s a cleanup patrol team… Everyone probably knows at least one classic “classroom trope.” These are not only funny anecdotes but also treasured memories, making them perfect for a graduation yearbook! Try surveying each person, and if multiple people mention the same thing, it’s also a great idea to compile them in a ranked list.

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