How Old Were We?
How old were we when our parents told us it was time to go to school?
What is five years old?
Who said, “It’s time to go to school, but don’t you worry”?
Who are my parents?
What are we feeling about graduation?
What is scared and excited?
What event does the song start with?
What is starting school at age five?
“Once I was five years old my parents told me…”
“It’s time to go to school, but don’t you worry”
How old were we when our friends told us to come play a game?
What is seven years old?
Who said, “Come play a game with us and don’t you worry”?
Who are my friends?
What did we do quicker in Kindergarten?
What is learning?
What grade does the song mention when talking about learning quickly?
What is Kindergarten?
“It was a big, big world, but…”
“we thought we were bigger”
How old were we when our teachers said, "You can do this"?
What is eleven years old?
Who said, “You can do this, try your best, and don’t you worry”?
Who are my teachers?
What do we say when it's time to go?
What is "I guess I’ll see you later"?
What do we say we’ll always have with our friends, no matter where we go?
What are memories together?
“My friends are always there, we’ll…”
“stick up for each other”
What line is repeated after each of the ages we sing about?
What is "Once I was ___ years old"?
Who do we thank at the end of the song?
Who are our teachers and our parents?
What do we say we’ll always have with our friends?
What are memories?
Why do we say “thank you” in the last part of the song?
Because our teachers and parents helped guide us.
“Now we are graduating…”
“It’s scary and exciting”
Which verse talks about graduating—before or after the 11-year-old verse?
What is after?
Who helped us get ready for graduation?
Who are our teachers?
What line talks about where we made those memories?
What is "We’ll have the good times to remember at Winecoff forever"?
How does the song reflect our journey from age five to now?
It shows how we've grown, learned, made friends, and are ready to graduate.
"Thank you for all that you’ve done…”
"our teachers and our parents”