State and Model the Objective
The children will play a game called Snag a Rag as they recognize and produce words that rhyme with snag, such as bag, flag, drag, tag, and rag.

Literacy Activities
Race to snag and drag rags

• Place several rags at the end of an open area and place a bag at the other end.
• Explain to the children that the words rag and bag rhyme.
• Have the children form a line and take turns racing to snag (grab) a rag and drag it to the bag.
• Have all of the children chant "Snag a rag" as each child runs to snag a rag, and then chant "Drag the rag" as the child drags the rag to the bag.

Race to snag and drag tags

• Place several tags (see below) at the end of an open area and place a bag at the other end, pointing out that the words tag and bag rhyme.
• Have the children form a line and take turns racing to snag a tag and drag it to the bag.
• Have all of the children chant, "Snag a tag" as each child runs to snag a tag, and then chant "Drag the tag" as the child drags the tag to the bag.

Race to snag and drag flags

• Place several flags (see below) at the end of an open area and place a bag at the other end.
• Explain to the children that we don't drag flags because we respect them, then point out that drag, flag, and bag all rhyme.
• Have the children form a line and take turns racing to snag a flag and bring it to the bag.
• Have all of the children chant "Snag a flag" as each child runs to snag a flag and the chant "Don't drag the flag" as the child brings a flag to the bag.
• Help the children think of words from the activities rhyme with snag (e.g., drag, rag, tag, flag).

More Practice
Read a rhyming text

• Display the Snag a Rag target text (see below) large enough for children to easily see.
• Read the text to the children, pointing to each word in left to right sequence. 
• Allow the children to shadow read by repeating predictable phrases after you read the text to them again.
• Ask the children which words in the text rhyme with snag.

Produce words that rhyme with snag

• Remind the children of the words they played with (e.g., rag, bag, tag, flag).
• Give the children a tissue or fabric scrap to use as a rag and let them wag it as they share a word that rhymes with snag (support as needed).