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This short passage focuses on the -ag word family, featuring Zag the dog and his owner Mag. Students will encounter words like bag, rag, tag, and flag while following Zag's adventure in the park. The passage aligns with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3.a, helping second graders distinguish short vowel sounds and improve their decoding skills through context-rich storytelling.
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Zag the dog, loved to wag his tail. One day, he saw a bag in the park. "What's in the bag?" he wondered. Zag dragged the bag to his owner, Mag. Mag opened it and found a rag, a tag, and a flag. "Look at this flag!" said Mag. She waved it high. Zag barked with joy. Then Mag used the rag to clean the flag."Good job, Zag!" she said, patting him. Zag wagged h
is tail even harder.
Who is Zag?
A catA dogA personA bird
What did Zag find in the park?
A boneA ballA bagA stick
What was NOT in the bag?
A ragA tagA flagA map
What did Mag do with the rag?
She threw it awayShe gave it to ZagShe cleaned the flag with itShe put it back in the bag
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