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Whenever May rolls around, teachers are always left saying: “I can’t believe how fast the year has flown!”

With just a few weeks left, there is still so much to do, especially if your kiddo’s are graduating, or you want to plug in all of the pictures you’ve taken throughout the months, in a sweet end-of-the-year slideshow.

I think it’s especially heart-warming when little ones sing a few songs and a slideshow is also presented. (I recommend IMovie for this, as it's pretty user friendly.)

I feel this is most effective at the end of the program, with perhaps one quick, happy and uplifting or humorous song that your students sing to complete the show.

You certainly want to end on a joyous and positive note, so mom’s are not overly tearful that their baby is growing up too fast, as some  “graduation” songs, are sure to have parents asking: “Do you have a Kleenex?”

I spent countless hours searching the web, for lists of songs that teachers have shared in chat rooms and on their blogs that they felt were great choices for their graduation programs and end of the year slideshows.

With the latest update there are now 150 songs!  For easy reference, I listed them alphabetically, and included the artists.  To find any of the songs, simply Google them.

I also included several different singers for a few of the same songs.  I love Judy Garland's original Over The Rainbow, but my personal favorite is IZ rendition singing it with his ukulele.

I also spent several hours on YouTube looking for memorable performances from children singing a variety of songs at their graduations, and included the links so you can get the words.

While searching, I found some cute songs creative teachers made up, to popular tunes, like New York New York, The Adams Family, and even an Army Drill Echo Chant.  They are so cute. I've included the lyrics, along with a few other poems and their links.

I hope this makes your May a bit less hectic for you. Remember to relax and enjoy the day, it really does zoom by!

On a less crazy note, I also discovered that many teachers simply had their students sing a few of the songs they sung everyday, as a sort of “Welcome To Our World” this is what we do every day idea.

Several commented that parents really enjoyed this, and they didn’t have to teach their little ones a bunch of new songs for one day. 

Others chose to have students sing a patriotic song that they already knew from a Constitution Day activity or could easily teach them.

Whatever you decide to do, I hope you have a wonderful time.

Click on the link to view/download the list of 150 slideshow songs for the end of the year or for kindergarten or preschool graduation + extra's.

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"You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend." -Paul Sweeney