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Free, Editable Kindergarten Certificates and Graduation Diplomas

By Leslie Simpson · About 4 minutes to read this article.

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It's the end of the school year and it's time to celebrate the end of kindergarten.

Here are free kindergarten diplomas and kindergarten completion certificates that you can download instantly and print.

End of Year Certificates for Kindergarten

My kindergarten students never actually had a graduation ceremony (with all of the fanfare you might be planning for your own celebration) - but we did fun end of the year celebration alternatives instead.

For our end of the year fun - we liked to do an end of the year countdown using the letters of the alphabet.

We also took lots of end of the year class photos and hosted a little red carpet event in our classroom.

Free Diploma for Kindergarten Graduation

These end of the year printable certificates would be perfect for either graduation or a low-key end of the year event.

I want to support you as you organize, think and teach smart.

About these free diplomas and certificates

You can download them for free and print them at home or at school.

Each one says, "Congratulations to: (student name) for completing kindergarten"

Congratulations Award for Kindergarten Free

They look terrific printed in color and don't use up too much color ink to do a class set.

But, they also look fantastic printed on bright color paper too. You can write in your student names or do it on the computer before you print!

I've also included one grayscale version that looks great printed on black and white laser printers or school copy machines.

Free Certificate of Completion and Kindergarten Diploma

They're editable - so you can type in your name and school year as well as your students' names. But you'll need either Microsoft Powerpoint or Google Slides to edit them.

What are you waiting for? Let's make these right now. I'll show you how.

How to make kindergarten diploma certificates

To make and print your free kindergarten graduation certificates, here are the steps:

Kindergarten Shoot for The Stars Free End of the Year Certificate
  1. Download these free kindergarten diplomas or these free kindergarten certificates. [terms of use] [downloading help]
  2. Open the editable file in Microsoft Powerpoint or upload it to Google Slides.
  3. Change your fonts, text size and wording for student name, school year and teacher.
  4. Duplicate the completed page to make one for each of your students.
  5. Print.

Note: I recommend matching font Josefin Sans.

You can make a mini-version

You can also print them half-page size to make mini certificates. They are super-cute too.

Full Size and Half Sheet Kindergarten and Pre-K Certificates and Dimplomas for the End of the School Year

Here's how you can do that:

To make a mini-certificate (half-page size)

  • Finish typing in all of your info (complete up to step #5 in the directions above)
  • Then click File > Save as > Save as type: PDF > Save.
  • Open the PDF file you just made and click Print.
  • Change the Page Sizing & Handling setting to Multiple.
  • Change Pages per sheet to 2.
  • Change the Orientation to Landscape.

Bonus pre-k version

But because I know I have a few pre-k teacher peeps who visit here too - I didn't forget about you!

Pre-K Diploma Freebie

Click to download the pre-kinder versions here: pre-k diplomas or these pre-k certificates. [terms of use] [downloading help]

How to make a digital copy

If you need to send a digital copy to your students, here's what you do:

Only keep the page you want to use in the file and delete the rest.

Then make one certificate (save/print as a pdf) to send to your student and repeat for the rest of your class.

Let's wrap it up

There you have it- free kindergarten diploma printables and kindergarten graduation certificates that you can use in a flash.

I hope these come in handy for your kindergarten graduation ceremony or your pre-k graduation.

If you like what I do here on KindergartenWorks, then be sure to subscribe today. I look forward to sharing ideas with you weekly.

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About Leslie Simpson

Leslie is the teacher behind KindergartenWorks. She believes in teaching kinders how to be pretty incredible along with teaching them to read, write and think for themselves. She enjoys drinking hot tea, making mud pies with her three kids and sharing what she's learned with teachers.

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  1. Barbara says

    June 05, 2021 at 10:53 pm

    Hi!
    Do you give these awards even to the kindergarteners that are being retained? You mentioned you have had students not going to first grade. How do you handle that situation. I am having a small celebration (I told parents its not a graduation but end of year recognition celebration).Also it is on zoom due to COVID regulations in school. I want to make it meaningful for parents and kids (all)...but want to tread lightly with this. Thank you for any insight you may be able to share:)

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    • Leslie Simpson says

      June 06, 2021 at 8:32 pm

      Hi Barbara, I might give out the "certificates" instead of the diplomas. That way everyone gets the same.
      - Leslie

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  2. Jamie says

    June 03, 2020 at 11:14 pm

    Thank you so much! ... so happy to check this off the stressful to-do-list!

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  3. Claudia says

    May 15, 2020 at 4:50 pm

    Thank you for sharing your work!

    Reply
  4. Kiara says

    May 15, 2020 at 10:42 am

    Hi! I love your certificates, but we have 2 teachers in Kindergarten. I'm trying to add an "S" on "teacher", but I'm having a hard time finding a font to match. Is there any way that you can email me a copy with "teachers" on it??

    Thank you!

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    • Leslie Simpson says

      May 15, 2020 at 8:52 pm

      The font is called Josefin Sans. You can download it here: https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/josefin-sans though it is available on Google Slides too. I hope that can help!
      - Leslie

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  5. Julie says

    May 17, 2019 at 11:09 am

    Thank you so very much for the certificates!!
    Julie

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    • Leslie Simpson says

      May 15, 2020 at 8:52 pm

      You're welcome!

      Reply
  6. janet strain says

    May 13, 2019 at 6:28 pm

    Do you have a list of fun awards to give each child?
    Thanks,
    Janet

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    • Leslie Simpson says

      May 15, 2020 at 8:52 pm

      I don't - but that is a fun idea!

      Reply

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