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Have students say "Sheep in the Meadow" CD 1:7 as they pat with the beat.
Slowly repeat Line 1 for them, in rhythm. Using the Beat Map, guide students to write
the word or words that they hear spoken during each beat. (Repeat this process for
Lines 2–4; omit the naming of months.) Help students compare the beats of each
line by asking questions such as:
- Which lines begin with one word per beat? (Lines 1, 2, and 4)
- Are there any beats with no words? (Last beat of Lines 2 and 4)
- Which beats have only part of a word? (Line 1, last two beats)
CREATE
As a class, write a sentence about an animal. Discuss and try out ways to
speak the words of the sentence in rhythm; have students pat the beat as they
try different rhythms. Make a class decision about the best rhythm. Then have
teams of four students work together to write the rhythm on a Beat Map.
A completed Beat Map for "Sheep in the Meadow" will look like this:
 Beat Map (16-Block Organizer)
Other Spotlight on Music Points of Use for a Beat Map:
- Grade K
Point of Use:
Unit 3, Lesson 1 with LABEL on p. T88
"But the Critter Got Away"
(16-Block Organizer)
- Grade 1
Point of Use:
Unit 3, Lesson 2 with EXPLORE on p. T91
"Marco Polo"
(16-Block Organizer)
- Grade 3
Point of Use:
Spotlight on Reading Unit 3, Lesson 6 after READ on p. 259
"Cat and Dog" (two 12-Block Organizers)
- Grade 4
Point of Use:
Unit 2, Lesson 4 after LABEL on p. 59
"Early in the Morning at Eight O’Clock" (16-Block Organizer)
- Grade 5
Point of Use:
Spotlight on Reading Unit 2, Lesson 4 after NOTATE on p. 251
"Round the Corner, Sally" (32-Block Organizer)
- Grade 6
Point of Use:
Spotlight on Reading Unit 3, Lesson 3 after READ on p. 258
"Cape Cod Chantey" (32-Block Organizer)
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