GRADUATION

More preschool and kindergarten rhymes and songs Poem from Teacher to Student Like the little hermit crab, you outgrew your shell, and now youre ready to say goodbye. I can tell. Youve learned a lot of things, and when you open the next door youll have new friends and a new school to explore. Knowing and teaching you has been a pleasure, Memories of you I will always treasure. Copyright KidsSoup, Inc.

ABC Farewell Booklet Print a copy of the ABC Farewell poem for each child. Cut sheets of printing paper into fourths. Let children cut out each sentence and glue to a separate piece of paper. Have children decorate the pages with crayons and markers. Assemble pages in order and staple together to make a booklet. If available, on the cover page, glue a snapshot of child. ABC Farewell Author Unknown A is for the alphabet that we learned to say. B is for boys and girls at work and at play. C is for colorsred, yellow, blue, and green. D is for drawing the best pictures youve ever seen. E is for exerciseit keeps our bodies strong. F is for the fun we had together all year long. G is for the many friends we made throughout the year. H is for happy hearts, filled with love and cheer. I is for imagination and all the things we learned. J is for a job well done and the praises we earned. K is for kindergartnership, hip hooray! L is for learning more and more each day. M is for minding and showing everyone respect. N is for numbersone, two, threeperfect! O is for the obstacles we learned to overcome. P is for puppets and for playing rhythms on a drum. Q is for all the questions we asked throughout the year. R is for reading stories, even those that brought a tear. S is for all the snacks that we so bravely tried. T is for taking and givingno one was denied.

U is for some of the unusual things we have done. V is for our volunteersmoms, dads, and everyone! W is for wordswe learned more than just a few. X is for extra special kidshim, her, and you. Y is for yesit sure has been a super year! Z is for zestlets give ourselves a great big cheer! Preschool Pledge I pledge to myself on this day To try to be kind in every way To every person big or small I will help them if they fall When I love myself and others too That is the best that I can do. KINDERGARTEN Poem Have each child (or pair of children) hold a large letter and have one line to say. Send their line home for family members to help with the memorization. K is for kindergartenhip, hip, hooray. I is for the imagination that we use every day. N is for the numbers we knowone, two, three. D is for drawing, the best youll agree! E is for exercise to keep our bodies strong. R is for reading books all day long. G is for good friendswe made more each day. A is for the alphabet we know how to say. R is for remembering everything we learned. T is for the treats for which we often yearned. E is for excitementthis year weve certainly had some. N is for next yearfirst grade here we come! Kindergarten, Here We Come (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star) Author Unknown Kindergarten, here we come. We know well have lots of fun. Lots of things to make and do. Reading, writing, counting too. Kindergarten, here we come. We know well have lots of fun. We made new friends, We learned to share, We learned to take turns And always play fair. We learned some songs And things to do, Kindergarten was fun The whole year through. Twenty-six Days of School to Go (Tune: One Hundred Bottles of Coke on the Wall)

Twenty-six days of school to go, Twenty-six days of school We come to school; we mark one down, There's twenty-five days of school to go! Twenty-five days of school to go, Twenty-five days of school We come to school; we mark one down, There's twenty-four days of school to go! To count down, let a child mark the day off the calendar at the end of the day.

Preschool Graduation Songs to Play

The following songs could be used in a variety of ways: Played during a slideshow Played while audience is being seated/dismissed Played while students are transitioning from one place to another (like coming up on stage) To find these songs, you may need to purchase a CD that includes the song or download it

from your favorite mp3 music site, like iTunes. 1. Let Them Be Little Lonestar My absolute favorite for preschool graduation! So moving. 2. Youve Got a Friend in Me Randy Newman From the Toy Story soundtrack, children as well as parents will recognize this one! This would be sweet to play with pictures of the kids with their friends. 3. I Hope You Dance Leann Womack A hopeful and motivating song when seen as being directed toward children.

4. You Raise Me Up Josh Groban If you asked parents to send in pictures of themselves with their kids, this would be a good song to play with those. 5. Because You Loved Me Celine Dion Also works for parent & child pictures, or pictures of the teacher(s) with the kids. 6. Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young A good reminder to parents and children that the children really are our future. 7. Youll Be in My Heart Phil Collins From the Tarzan soundtrack, children will recognize this and both parents and teachers will relate to its message. 8. Somewhere Over the Rainbow Israel Kamakawiwo'ole This one is sure to bring a smile to everyones faces! Its a different version than Judy Garlands, so a nice change on an old favorite. 9. My Wish Rascal Flatts Puts into words what both teachers and parents feel for the children in their care. 10. Forever Young- Rod Stewart A classic growing up song that could be used during a slideshow.

End of Year Poem

Original Author unknown

Youre a very special person, And I wanted you to know, How much I enjoyed being your teacher. How fast the years did go! Please come back to visit me As through the grades you grow, Try hard tolearn all that you can There is so much to know! The one thing I tried to teach you To last your whole life through,

Is toknow that you are SPECIAL There is no one else like you!

Graduation Poem

Original Author Unknown

Do you remember way last fall When I was only just this tall? Now look at me! I'm up to here! And my, I've learned alot this year! In fact, you think I'm really great! That's why I get to graduate!

I've been going to my preschool, All the whole year long. I've been going to my preschool, And I've learned a lot of songs. I can count and say my letters, I know my colors, too. I've been going to my preschool, All the whole year through.

Youre a very special person, And I wanted you to know, How much I enjoyed being your teacher. How fast the years did go !