Preschool Graduation Ideas:
Get Ready for the Big Day

It’s that time of year and you need to start thinking about preschool graduation ideas! Whether it’s your first year teaching or you just want to mix things up a bit (sick of singing the same songs year after year?), The Preschool Professor has lots of ideas for you.

The transition from preschool to kindergarten marks a very important step in a child’s life. It is only appropriate to celebrate this moment with an event that will be as memorable as the rest of the year was.

Graduation Songs
Songs and to play at your preschool graduation ceremony, and fingerplays for the children to sing.

Graduation Poems
These poems are perfect to read during the graduation program, or to attach to a gift you give to students.

Graduation Crafts
What better way to induce the graduation mood than to create some adorable crafts! 

Preschool Graduation Gifts
Do you have your graduation gifts ready? Ideas for both teachers and parents here.

Graduation Speech Ideas
Get speech ideas for teachers, principals or center directors here. Also, adorable ideas for kids at the graduation ceremony!

Preschool Graduation Ideas for Location

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The first thing you will want to decide is where and when to hold the preschool graduation ceremony.

Some teachers prefer to schedule a short but sweet ceremony during the last class period, in the regular classroom. The advantages are that you don’t have to reserve a separate space and that you know most of the children will be attending. Potential downsides, however, are that many of the parents might not be able to attend and you may be limited in space.

Other educators decide to plan a night to hold the preschool graduation ceremony. They will book a local auditorium (like a high school, or even a church) where the students can be up on a stage. This gives you more space (for the children and the audience) and a more formal atmosphere.

Still others decide to organize the ceremony outside, perhaps in the afternoon or evening. This may be a viable option, depending on your local weather during the graduation season. One thing to consider, however, is where the audience will be seated – do you have enough chairs?

Preschool Graduation Preparation Ideas

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Once you have decided on a location and a day/time to hold the preschool graduation ceremony, you need to let the parents/grandparents/guardians know that they are invited.

The most informal way to do this is just to include the information in your parent newsletter. Make the parents aware of the day, time, and location and hope that many of them show up.

However, a more fun approach is to have the children take part in creating preschool graduation invitations to give to their parents. This lets the students become involved in the process and gets them excited about this important step in their lives.

Preschool Graduation Ideas for the Ceremony

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So now you have a location, set a date and time, and sent out invitations. I suppose you want to know what to actually do at the preschool graduation ceremony now?!?

You got it.

We all know that preschoolers have very short attention spans. You will want to plan your ceremony accordingly. Try to keep your activities in bursts of 5-10 minutes each.

Here is a sample schedule that I’ve found works for me:

- Welcome graduation speech
- Preschool graduation songs
- Reading of preschool graduation poems – by teacher or students
- Student speeches (Depending on how many students you have. I have each student tell the audience what they’d like to be when they grow up)
- Another Song
- Handing out of preschool graduation diplomas and graduation gift

- Goodbye speech

Now it’s time for the big day! You’ve planned it all out, sent out invitations, and you’ve got a great crowd ready to watch your little preschoolers become kindergartners. Pat yourself on the back for a job well done, and then get ready to do it all again next year!

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