Performances for a farewell party for sixth graders: from funny skits to moving ideas
As graduation season approaches, current students may be wondering what kind of performance to put on for the “Farewell Party for the Sixth Graders.” Since it’s a special occasion, wouldn’t you like to send off the sixth-grade seniors with a fun program that brings smiles to everyone in the venue? Even classic acts like dance, plays, or musical performances can make a completely different impression with a few creative twists.
In this article, we’ll introduce ideas for performances that blend laughter and emotion—perfect for the sixth graders’ farewell party.
As you prepare, keep the graduating sixth graders in mind!
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Performances for the 6th Graders’ Farewell Party: From Funny Skits to Heartwarming Ideas (21–30)
cheering squad
The cheer squad, a familiar sight at sports festivals, performs to boost athletes’ morale and motivation.
Let’s adapt this for the sixth-grade send-off and cheer on the graduates! When you think of a cheer squad, you think of school uniforms, headbands, and drums.
Sharp movements are important, of course, but simply coordinating outfits creates a sense of unity.
Next, choose a captain and a drummer, and practice, practice, practice! You don’t need complicated moves—focus on keeping time with the rhythm and making your gestures big.
With a powerful cheer squad, the venue is sure to be filled with emotion.
English play
To communicate with people around the world, English has become indispensable, hasn’t it? Instead of focusing on reading and writing, how about trying an English play that emphasizes speaking? Acting while speaking English will test your ability to concentrate on handling tasks simultaneously.
To make it easy for the audience to follow, we recommend using familiar stories like folktales as material, and let’s have them pay attention to how much the impression changes when it’s performed in English.
Paprika with body percussion
Let us introduce a performance you can do with just your body: body percussion.
Body percussion is a performance where you treat your body like an instrument and keep rhythms in time with music.
Clap your hands, tap your abdomen, stomp your feet—how you create the rhythms is up to you, so think about an expression that feels like your own.
If you perform to a popular song, everyone can enjoy it together, making it perfect for a send-off party for sixth graders.
Performed with a large group, it also creates unity and impact.
If you have the capacity, why not also put thought into singing, choreography, and formations?
Magic Show
Magic is a performance that captivates people of all ages.
A coin that was just there disappears, someone floats in midair… your heart races at the impossible twists, right? While some magic requires technique, there are routines that won’t fail once you learn the steps, and plenty of magic items are sold that need no practice.
If you build your show around those, even elementary school kids can put on a magic show! Take this chance to experience the joy of making everyone gasp in surprise with your own magic!
Sketchbook Relay
A message relay where multiple people connect their words is a wonderful performance for expressing gratitude and encouragement.
Its simplicity—only needing a sketchbook and a pen—is also part of its popularity.
You can run this message relay on the spot, or you can record the relay in advance and play it on a screen.
Or combining those two approaches could be fun as well.
The farewell event for the sixth graders is a perfect opportunity to convey feelings that are hard to express in everyday life.
Even slightly embarrassing messages can be conveyed by putting them into a message relay!
Silhouette Quiz
This is a quiz where you look only at a silhouette and guess what it is.
For items with distinctive shapes, like a banana, it’s easier to arrive at the answer.
However, simple shapes like an apple or a mandarin tend to be more challenging.
For elementary school children, why not have fun with familiar items they often use at school, such as pencils or pencil cases? If the answer doesn’t come easily, give them a hint.
You can prepare the silhouettes on paper beforehand, or on the day use a white cloth and a light to create shadows.
Handbell performance
Handbell performances are a great way to express everyday gratitude and say “thank you for everything” through sound.
When everyone breathes together and plays Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” each individual bell tone overlaps, filling the venue with a gentle, warm melody.
By carefully ringing each note, you can convey your feelings to the sixth graders with all your heart—experiencing a sense of accomplishment, connection with your friends, and gratitude along the way.
For the sixth graders listening, it will become a warm, unforgettable moment of the send-off gathering that brings everyone’s hearts together.
Pantomime show
Here’s an idea for a charming pantomime show! A performance that conveys stories and emotions using only body movements, without words, stimulates imagination and expressive ability.
With comical motions and surprising staging, smiles naturally spread and the audience is effortlessly drawn in.
As you immerse yourself in the world on stage, one of the best parts is the joy of understanding a story through movement and the fun of communicating nonverbally.
For children, too, it becomes a valuable time to experience a world of expression that’s hard to find in everyday life, so be sure to take inspiration from it.
Pompon letters
Speaking of cheerleading, it refers to a sport in which several people in cheer outfits incorporate “dance,” “jumps,” and “stunts,” where they lift or toss people like in a human pyramid.
Coordinated outfits, synchronized movements, and brightly colored pom-poms are striking, aren’t they? It’s great to enthusiastically take on jumps and stunts, but they require a lot of practice.
When full-fledged cheer is difficult, just matching outfits and pom-poms and dancing can make for a perfectly cool performance.
Creating letters with pom-poms like in the video is wonderful, too.
Shōten
Are you familiar with the TV show “Shoten”? In it, the performers do a comic wordplay segment (ōgiri) based on a theme, competing to earn zabuton cushions.
If you’re thinking of adding humor to a send-off event, how about choosing a school-related theme and performing Shoten? Shoten is done with a host and performers.
You could even ask a teacher to serve as the host who runs the show.
Since everyone on Shoten wears kimono, you could make similar costumes using colored plastic bags.
If people know Shoten, they’ll understand what you’re doing right away!