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[Childcare] Songs we want 6-year-old kindergarten seniors to sing! Perfect songs for recitals and graduation ceremonies.

[Childcare] Songs we want 6-year-old kindergarten seniors to sing! Perfect songs for recitals and graduation ceremonies.

Last updated:2025/9/2

9 years of experience as a nursery school teacherRisa Shibata
I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.
Nursery Teacher Mom WriterMoe Tsukada
After working for five years at an after-school childcare club and three years at a nursery school, I began working as a freelance writer. I’m a mother of two children. Inspired by playing the flute in the school wind ensemble in elementary school, I joined a jazz club at university. I’ve also incorporated ukulele and piano performance into childcare. Playing, laughing, feeling sad, feeling frustrated—through all kinds of experiences, I want children to grow.

The time when children graduate from nursery school or kindergarten.

It’s a major milestone for both the children and the teachers.

The children have grown so much, and their ability to express themselves through song has surely become richer.

Here, we’ve gathered songs we’d love for six-year-olds to sing.

They’re perfect for performances like recitals and graduation ceremonies, so if you’re a teacher unsure about song selection, please use this as a reference.

Let’s fill the venue with the children’s wonderful singing voices and make it a presentation where teachers and parents can join together in wishing for the children’s bright and joyful future.

[Childcare] Songs we want 6-year-old kindergarten seniors to sing! Perfect songs for recitals and graduation ceremonies (1–10)

A Song at Age Six

Six-Year-Old Song ~Nursery School ver.~

A Song at Age Six

Created in 2018 by Kanako Miura, an active childcare worker, “The Song of Six” is now sung at kindergartens and nursery schools across Japan.

It’s an original song crafted to accompany a child’s growth from birth to age six.

Its simple, heartwarming melody and message are truly moving.

Listening to the carefully written lyrics, the word “thank you” rings like a treasured jewel.

It’s a song that lets you feel each child’s individual growth, making it perfect not only for recitals but also for graduation ceremonies.

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you know

“Ne” — A heartwarming song sung by older boys and girls. A popular piece for nursery school and kindergarten recitals and graduation ceremonies. Lyrics and composition by Hayumi Takahashi.

you know

“Ne” is a heartwarming song that expresses the wish to stay close friends no matter how old we get.

Think of all the friends you’ve spent time with until graduation—those who worked hard with you through various events at nursery or kindergarten, the ones who helped you when you were in trouble, and even the friends you sometimes quarreled with—and try singing with them in mind! You can express your gentle feelings for your friends through a pop melody.

It would be great if you can sing it with lots of energy.

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It will be sunny tomorrow.

[Songs from Okaasan to Issho] Ashita wa Hareru (covered by UtaSuta) [Osamu Sakata]

It will be sunny tomorrow.

In 1999, during the month when Kentaro Hayami and Ayumi Shigemori graduated as the singing big brother and big sister on NHK’s “Okaasan to Issho,” the song “Ashita wa Hareru” was performed.

It’s a perfect song for farewells and new beginnings.

Its message—that graduation isn’t a sad goodbye, and that you can always remember—really strikes a chord.

It’s also an ideal, moving song to tell children stepping onto a new path, “You’re not alone—it’s going to be okay.”

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To become friends

To Become Friends Tomodachininarutameni / Opening lyrics ♪ To become friends, people meet each other / With easy-to-read lyrics / [Children’s Song kid’s song]

To become friends

A choral song by the duo of Toshihiko Shinzawa and Hirotaka Nakagawa, both singer-songwriters and picture-book authors.

The lyrics evoke a love that transcends nationalities, positions, and all kinds of boundaries, and the beautiful melody—easy for children to sing—gently seeps into the heart.

With a simple yet profoundly important message, it’s recommended for both graduation ceremonies and recitals.

It’s a gem that resonates tenderly with adult listeners too, warming the heart.

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Let's draw a picture in the blue sky.

Let's draw a picture in the blue sky — Song: NEUTRINO (with lyrics)

Let's draw a picture in the blue sky.

The chorus in the hook, with its striking shout of “Hey, yah!”, makes it a song that kids can enjoy singing along to.

The lyrics beautifully evoke children holding their dreams close to their little hearts and spreading their wings toward the boundless sky.

The instantly memorable, easy-to-listen-to melody is refreshing and leaves an impression like a clear, sunny sky.

It’s a bright song that seems to stir up strength from deep within the listener’s heart—I’d love to hear children sing it with all their energy.

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A precious treasureToshihiko Niizawa

A precious treasure

My Precious Treasure by Toshihiko Niizawa

This song, with its bright and lively vocals, is perfect for singing at graduation ceremonies and recitals.

Incorporating sign language while singing makes it even more moving and heartfelt.

It was included on an album released in August 2003 and is known as a classic graduation song.

It’s often performed to celebrate children’s growth, warming the hearts of parents and teachers alike.

The lyrics are filled with the pure feelings of children, and singing it together is sure to deepen the bonds within the class.

Be sure to sing it as a song that will become a cherished memory!

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Boyoyon March

Big Gathering: “Boyoyon March” Together with the Brother, the Sister, and Keizo Nakanishi

Boyoyon March

A choral song written and composed by singer-songwriter Keizo Nakanishi that fills everyone with smiles and energy.

Since its debut on NHK’s “Okaasan to Issho” in 2006, it has continued to be loved by both children and adults.

The message is that everyone has powerful springs under their feet—no matter how tough things get, trust those springs, leap over the obstacles, and keep moving forward.

It’s an upbeat tune that also brings a tear to the eye, making it perfect for recitals and graduation ceremonies!

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