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Why patty cake?
Patty cake is a great brain break when children are restless.
When you patty cake you cross the midline which activates both sides of the brain.
It's good for eye-hand coordination.
It's TPR - Total Physical Response - motor skills and oral language.
Patty cake encourages self-regulation and the executive function.
It nurtures 21st century skills - cooperation, collaboration, and communication.
You've got purposeful practice for automaticity (aka repetition) because children will want to do it over and over.
How about INTENTIONAL TEACHING? Choose words or skills you are working on and integrate them into this movement game.
It's free, simple, environmentally friendly, sugar-free...
Talk about ACTIVE learning!
Talk about ACTIVE learning!