State the Objective 
Tell the children that they will make a rocket and that they will read and write two-syllable words that end with et, such as rocket, packet, bucket, racket, ticket, and blanket. 

Literacy Activities 
Introduce target words

• Display -et target words (e.g., rocket, packet, bucket, racket, ticket, blanket).
• Read the words with the children.

Make a rocket

• Read the Make a Rocket target text (see below) with the children.
• Have the children make a rocket.
  • Tape a semicircle piece of paper to make a cone shape.
  • Tape the cone to the top of a toilet paper roll.
  • Tape cardstock triangles to the bottom of the toilet paper roll to create fins.
• Read the Let a Rocket Take off target text (see below) with the children.
• Let the children toss their rockets into/onto the items or pictures of items (see below) listed in the text.

Recognize the -et ending

• Have the children read the Make a Rocket target text (see below) and underline words with the -et ending.
• Repeat using the Let a Rocket Take off target text (see below).

Write target words

• Have the children fill in the blanks with -et target words.
  • We made a ____ (rocket).
  • We used a packet to make a ____ (rocket).
  • The packet to make a rocket was in my ____ (pocket).
  • We tried to get the rocket to land in/on a ____ (bucket/basket/pocket/blanket).
• Have the children write -et words from dictation (e.g., rocket, packet, bucket, racket, ticket, blanket).