Back to School Songs for Preschool

Preschool Back to School songs always help set the mood when you are welcoming students in your classroom. Try these fun and easy to learn ones with your new students!

Sing! Preschoolers love rhyme and repetition because it’s how they learn! Songs provide a wealth of both. Some children will love to sing their hearts out loud while others may take in the music and not quite be ready to sing.

Don’t be fooled though, children are learning even if they don’t parrot the words and often times those who are quiet at church or school will sing the words at home but not elsewhere.

No matter which ones you try, you will find preschoolers loving sound, rhythm, beat and melody along with lyrics. Here are a variety of preschool Back to School songs that I have found to work well with 2-4 year olds.

Preschool Back to School Songs

I Like to Go to School

sung to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell

I like to go to school,

Hi-ho-the-derrio,

I like to go to school.

I like to sing new songs,

Hi-ho-the-derrio,

I like to sing new songs.

I like to make new friends,

Hi-ho-the-derrio,

I like to make new friends.

The More We Get Together

The more we get together, together,

The more we get together,

The happier we'll be!

'Cause your friends are my friends,

And my friends are your friends,

The more we get together,

The happier we'll be!

We Welcome You to School

sung to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb

We welcome you to school today

School today, school today

We welcome you to school today

Please come in and play!

We're glad to have you here today

Here today, here today

We're glad to have you here today

Yes, it's a special day!

The following three songs are copyrighted and reprinted with permission from Mary Flynn from Songs4Teachers.com

Welcome to Our Classroom

sung to the tune of Sing a Song of Sixpence

Welcome to our classroom,

Come in and sit right down.

We are all together,

take a look around.

Here inside our classroom

There's lots to see and do.

I am happy being here

And making friends with you!

The Summer's Over

sung to the tune of You Are My Sunshine

The summer's over - no more vacation,

But I have had a lot of fun!

I am happy, and I'm excited

'Cause now at last the school year has begun!

Here In Our Classroom

sung to the tune of Up On the Housetop

Here in our classroom where we play

We work hard right here each day

Working together happily,

Come and visit and you'll see!

We have fun, we all play

Work and learn right here each day.

Here in the classroom we all play

Working together every day!

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