Ask a selection of children to rap the poem. If you have time Emphasise how rhythm holds a poem together much more than rhyme - that rhyme isn't always essential. Experiment by substituting the rhyming words with non-rhyming words. Discuss the concentration of 'sheepy' words in the poem. From The Rap Realm choose the Write a Story as a Rap activity.
Children convert a short piece of prose about a hippopotamus into a rap.
Finished raps can be submitted to The Showcase. Activity B Children write a 'Disco Dog' rap in rhyming couplets using the same rhythm as the 'The Disco Sheep'. Finished raps can be submitted to the Showcase. Using a rhyming dictionary, children build a list of rhyming word pairs associated with a chosen theme. Children identify rhythms in a selection of traditional rhymes.