Teaching a baby to play Pat-a-Cake: Developing Skills through Play

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man, Bake me a cake, as fast as you can; Pat it, prick it, and mark it with B, Put it in the oven for baby and me.

Here is a great video showing a mom interacting with her baby using the rhyme Pat-a-Cake.

Why not try this with your child? I like doing this babies sitting in my lap as I direct their hands through the gestures. Older children will be able to clap their hands as you hold them. Watch the video and try it yourself!

Here are some good reasons for playing Pat-a-Cake:

When you interact with children through hands on poetry games like pat-a-cake, you help them Develop:

— attention skills

— listening skills,

— pre-reading skills…

— Communication skills

— Phonemic awareness skills

— Coordination skills

— Relationship skills

and on and on…

you name it. ENJOY!

shared by Meg Rayborn Dawson

MS, Exceptional Student Education (Univ. of W. Florida) emphasis on Applied Behavior Analysis

MA, psychology (Grand Canyon University)

Bachelor of Arts (Northwest Nazarene Univ.)

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