The Poetry of Mother Goose Mother Goose    

Lesson 6: Pat-A-Cake

Performer: Librivox - Allyson Hester

Directions

Study the poem for one week.

Over the week:

• Look at the poem picture.
• Read or listen to the poem.
• Review the synopsis.
• Complete the enrichment activities.
• Study the review questions.

Synopsis

The narrator asks the baker's man to make a cake and gives him specific directions.

Enrichment

Activity 1: Recite the Title, the Poet's Name, and the Poem

• Each day this week, recite aloud the title of the poem, the name of the poet, and the poem. Instructors may need to prompt children line-by-line.

Activity 2: Narrate the Poem

• After reading or listening to the poem, narrate the poem events aloud using your own words.

Activity 3: Color the Poem   

• Click the crayon above, and complete page 10 of 'Poetry Coloring Pages for Kindergarten.'

Activity 4: Act Out the Poem

• Do the Pat-A-Cake hand play with a partner along with the rhyme.
• Each person repeatedly claps their own hands, then claps their legs.
• For 'pat it', pat your legs a few times.
• For 'mark it with a T', punch your fist into the air.

Activity 5: Create Novel Artwork Based on the Poem

• One day this week, create artwork of a delicious cake. Decorate your cake with frosting, sprinkles, and/or candles.
• Use paints, crayons, pastels, Legos, blocks, or Play-Doh to create the artwork.

Review

Question 1

What is the title of the poem?

1 / 5

Answer 1

The title of the poem is 'Pat-A-Cake.'

1 / 5

Question 2

What happens in the poem?

2 / 5

Answer 2

The narrator asks the baker's man to make a cake for Tommy and themselves.

2 / 5

Question 3

Where does the poem take place?

3 / 5

Answer 3

The poem takes place in a bakery.

3 / 5

Question 4

Who are the characters in the poem?

4 / 5

Answer 4

The baker's man, Tommy, and the narrator.

4 / 5

Question 5

Describe the poem picture and how it relates to the poem.

5 / 5

Answer 5

The picture shows two small children looking at a baker holding a freshly baked pie.

5 / 5

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1. What is the title of the poem? The title of the poem is 'Pat-A-Cake.'
2. What happens in the poem? The narrator asks the baker's man to make a cake for Tommy and themselves.
3. Where does the poem take place? The poem takes place in a bakery.
4. Who are the characters in the poem? The baker's man, Tommy, and the narrator.
5. Describe the poem picture and how it relates to the poem. The picture shows two small children looking at a baker holding a freshly baked pie.