Poems About Sending Your Child to Kindergarten

Sentimental Poems

• Commemorate your little one̵7;s momentous walk through the school doors with the nine-stanza poem titled ̶0;First Day of School,̶1; by an unknown author. The writer captures a mother̵7;s thoughts from the very first line: ̶0;She started school this morning, and she seemed so very small as I walked there beside her in the kindergarten hall.̶1; The poem, like a confessional, openly shares the writer̵7;s feelings, with her regretful ̶0;My eyes were blurred, but hastily I brushed the tears away lest by some word or sign of mine, I mar her first big day.̶1; By the end, she reminds herself that she ̶0;must share [her] little girl with friends and work and play.̶1;

Prayer Poems

• Sometimes, a parent̵7;s fears and hopes are best expressed in a prayer, such as in ̶0;A Mother̵7;s First Day of School Prayer.̶1; The unknown author thinks of her child, wondering ̶0;if you could possibly understand how hard it is for me to let you grow; on this day that my heart breaks, for it is the first step in letting you go.̶1; In another ̶0;Mother̵7;s Prayer̶1; poem, by R. Stein, the author writes, ̶0;My heart throbs in prayer with words unspoken hoping that you̵7;ll be molded, not broken ... I will wait near the door, my precious child feeling some tears, yet also a smile.̶1;

Humorous and Upbeat Poems

• The poem, ̶0;First Day of Kindergarten̶1; surprises its readers with a switch in point of view. The reader assumes she is reading from the mother̵7;s perspective with the line, ̶0;I know that a first day can be full of doubts and fears, but they are full of new beginnings; take my hankie, dry your tears.̶1; With the final line, realization dawns with ̶0;Well, good morning, teacher, we really do beg your pardon. No, mommy doesn't always act this way, but it's my first day of kindergarten!̶1; For more chuckles, turn to ̶0;T'was the Night Before School,̶1; by an unknown author. After a list of school bedtime rituals, the parents shout the familiar command, ̶0;Go to bed; it̵7;s a school night!̶1;

Parents and Teacher Poems

• Freeze that first interaction between you and your child̵7;s teacher with a poem. In ̶0;The First Day,̶1; a teacher reassures the mother with, ̶0;I gave you a little wink and smile as you entered my room today, for I know how hard it is to leave and know your child must stay.̶1; After commenting on memories and quickly fleeting time, the teacher ends with, ̶0;So please put your mind at ease, and cry those tears no more, for I will love him and take him in when you leave him at my door.̶1; In ̶0;Unity,̶1; another poem by an unknown author, the poet describes a vision of two sculptors fashioning a work of art from clay, which he describes as ̶0;a young child̵7;s mind.̶1; The touching lines pay tribute to the daily contribution of both sculptors -- the mother and the teacher. He ends with, ̶0;And each agreed he would have failed if he had worked alone, for behind the parent stood the school, and behind the teacher the home.̶1;