State and Model the Objective
The children will get to race to a face as they recognize and produce words that rhyme with race, such as face, case, space, chase, and lace.

Literacy Activities
The Ace Race

• Make four to six copies of the picture cards, cutting two to four sheets into individual cards, and saving two sheets whole.
• Make two starting lines and two finish lines in an open space, and tape an uncut copy of the picture cards at each finish line.
• Take the children to the racing area and invite them to listen for words that rhyme with face as they race. 
• Divide the children into two teams and have the teams line up single file behind the starting lines. 
• Help the children identify each of the picture cards, and point out that they all rhyme with face.
• Hold up one of the picture cards, have the children identify it, and have the first child on each team race to touch the matching picture.
• Encourage the other children to cheer on their teammates by chanting, "Race to the ____ (e.g., vase)." 
• After each pair of children return to the start, show the next two children in line a different picture card to race to and touch, and modify the cheer.
• Continue until all children have had a turn to race to and touch a picture that rhymes with face.

All kinds of ways to race

• Have the children act out different ways to race:
  • Space Race—pretend to be floating through space 
  • Funny Face Race—make a funny face while you race 
  • Lace Race—walk like a fancy lady or gentleman
  • Shoelace Race—walk quickly while holding or touching your shoelaces 
  • Suitcase Race—act like you are carrying or rolling a suitcase
• Encourage the children to chant the type of race to cheer on their teammates (e.g., "Space Race! Space Race!").
• Point out that each of the races had a word or two that rhymes with race (i.e., space, face, lace, shoelace, suitcase).

More Practice
Produce words that rhyme with race

• Remind the children of the words they played with (e.g., race, space, face).
• Ask each child to think of a word that rhymes with race (e.g., lace, vase, chase), supporting as needed.

March and say the sounds in words 

• Tell the children that they will practice saying words that rhyme with race in fun ways.
• Have the children march and say the beginning and ending sound of the word race:
  • segment sounds: say /r/ (march right), say /ace/ (march left)
  • blend sounds: jump with both feet and say race to blend the sounds into a word
• Repeat with other words that rhyme with race (e.g., face, lace, pace, vase).