Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Pat it and prick it and mark it with 'B ',
and put it in the oven for baby and me.
Say: Hey that was fun. Let's sing it again!
Repeat
Pat A Cake Pat A Cake Learning Activities
Music
Listen to the song. With a partner tap each other's hands in time to the beat (the steady pulse of the song).
Play the song again and tap each other's hands in time to the rhythm (the short and long sounds that fit over an underlying beat)
Maths
Ask each child "what is your favourite cake?" List the cake and make a class graph. What is the overall class favourite?
Health
Discuss healthy and unhealthy food? Ask for examples? Is it ok to eat cake sometimes?
Literacy
Sing and read along to the YouTube song to achieve multi-sensory learning "Do it, see it and hear it!"
Print out the song PDF
Read the song lyrics - ask children a variety of questions.
Re-read the song lyrics and ask children to join in.
Recognise and use a variety of punctuation when reading. " " ! ? . ,
Look at print and conventions (bold, italics).
Talk about interesting/challenging words and discuss what they mean.
Word study - phonic knowledge, compound words, rhyming word, contractions etc.