I see constant requests for help finding songs for moving up ceremonies. I figured I’d do some consolidation and put some popular options in one place! Here’s a big list of moving up songs for prek, kindergarten, and upper elementary (4th or 5th grade) graduations.
PreK/Kindergarten
- I’m Growing Up – Amidons
- Dynamite Kinder Graduation – The Music House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQr98L92mPw&t=2s
- Everybody Has Music Inside – Greg and Steve
- Ready to Go – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBio_J-UaT4
- I Like Being Little A Lot – Susan Bernhardt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMZsNaNmf3Y
- Magical Me – Susan Bernhardt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcxHpvV3BGc
- All We’re Meant to Be – Music K8
- Roses and Thorns – Music K8
- Go Be Awesome – Musick K8
- When I Grow Up – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rdlXji2jR0
- Yesterday’s Dream – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO5zHkU6_XM&t=1s
- Graduation Song Thank You – Patty Shukla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xZD1i_g5Dw
- I’m On My Way – Pevan and Sarah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBR1rJcKn60
- Pass it Along – Music K8
- One Small Voice – Jack Hartman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn54ZzC5XK8&t=2s
- The Garden Song, written by David Mallett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1oiVEWFHrs
- Kindergarten Wall – John McCutcheon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3w5SsgPuCM
- The Best That I Can Be · Susie Davies-Splitter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yy732eWs2U&t=2s
- We Did It! Graduation Song – EVT Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCqqNuPJHbM
Upper Grades
- Here’s to the Future in “Two Part Songs for Every Occasion” – Roger Emerson
- On Eagles Wings – Mary Donnelly and George Strid
- Forward – Music K8
- The Best that I can Be – Jill Gallina
- High Hopes
- Seize the Day from Newsies
- Corner of the Sky from Pippin
- Flying Free – Don Besig
- Take these Wings – Don Besig
- Heal the World – Michael Jackson
- Watch as We Walk on Our Way – Music K8
- Saying Goodbye from The Muppets Take Manhattan
- Today is The Day – Music K8
- For Good from Wicked
- The Future’s Calling Us – Music K8
- Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield
- A Million Dreams from The Greatest Showman
- On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons
- Until We Sing Again – Greg Gilpin
- Onward! – Music K8
- It’s Our Time! – Music K8
- Do the Good You Know – Music K8
- Over There is My Future – Music K8
- Tomorrows Our Day – Music K8
- You Can Count on Me – Bruno Mars
- We Can Fly – Music K8
- Nobody Knows – The Lumineers
- Have it All – Jason Mraz
- This is the Moment” from Jekyll and Hyde
- Hold on from The Secret Garden
- Reach – Gloria Estefan
- Courage – Pink
- I Was Here by Lady A (John Jacobson Arrangement)
- In My Life – The Beatles
- Climb Higher – Pink Zebra
- Precious Moments – Rob Fillo
- I Believe – Winter Olympics Theme Song
Hope this gives you some inspo! Have a song you love that you don’t see? Leave a comment and help a music teacher out!
Great list!
I also like:
Intermediate:
Count On Me (Music Express)
Home (Music Express)
I Was Here (Music Express)
Look at Me Now (Music Express)
Shooting Star (Music Express)
You’ve Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story)
This is Me (Greatest Showman)
Try Everything (Zootopia)
Ready To Go (MK8)
We Can Fly (MK8)
I’m Gonna Be (MK8)
It Starts With Me (MK8)
It’s Our Time (MK8)
My Personal Code (MK8)
Motivated (MK8)
Onward Upward (MK8)
Today is the Day (MK8)
We’re Gonna Be Alright (MK8)
We Can Fly (MK8)
And for littles:
Big Dreams MK8
It’s Such a Good Feeling (Mister Rogers Song)
ABC Ya Later (Obie Leff)
Good list!