Pat-a-Cake

Ages 2–5

Channel info

Channel: Rock 'n Learn

Accent: American

Why we picked it: A long-running educational studio with a clear, simple teaching style well suited to first English words.

Tip: watch it through once together before trying the activity below.

Sing along

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.

Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a 'B',
Then throw it in the oven for baby and me.

NOW TRY THIS

Tap the word that finishes each line.

Not reading yet? Read the choices out loud and let your child point — you tap it for them.

Reading on their own? Let them try it solo.

1. "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, _______'s man."

baker farmer postman

That's right! Baker's man!Not quite — try again!

2. "Bake me a cake as fast as you _______."

run can see

That's right! As fast as you can!Not quite — try again!

3. "And put it in the _______ for baby and me."

oven box bag

That's right! In the oven!Not quite — try again!

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Great job!

BACK TO SONGS

Did you know? Pat-a-Cake is one of the oldest nursery rhymes still sung today — it was first written down in an English play all the way back in 1698.

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