State the Objective

Tell the children that they will take sick pets to the vet as they read and write words that end with et, such as pet, get, vet, wet, net, let.

Literacy Activities

Introduce target words

Read the target words with the children: pet, get, vet, wet, net, and let.

Decide who can be a pet

• Read the Can a Cat be a Pet? target text (see below) with the children.
• Discuss what kinds of animals make good pets and tell the children that a good pet might be one they can let into their house or keep in the yard.
• Make a T-chart and list animals that would or would not make good pets.

Meet pets

• Read the My Pet Named Jet target text (see below).
• Let the children choose a pet (see below) and ask, “Have you met my pet yet?”
• Let each child name their pretend pet with a silly name that ends with et (e.g. Jet, Det, Fet, Zet).
• Have each child write the silly name they chose on the paper pet.

Get the pet to the vet

• Set up the "Vet" sign (see below) at one end of the room.
• Explain that when you get a new pet, the vet needs to check the pet.
• Let the children choose a pet and take the pet to the "Vet" sign.
• Have the children take turns being the vet who helps each pet.
• Encourage each vet to make comments using –et words (e.g., This is the best pet yet. This pet is set. Let me check this pet. This is a pet that likes to get wet).

Identify, blend and manipulate sounds

With the word-building cards (see below), have the children make new words by changing a consonant or the vowel.

• Change the beginning consonant: pet → vet; met → wet; get → let
• Change the vowel: vet → vat; get → got; set → sit; pet → pat
• Change the ending consonant: pet → pen; let → led; met → men

Write about the activity using target words

• Let the children pass pets (see below) around a circle and write -et words on the back of the card.
• When the pet gets all the way around, let the last child get the pet to the vet. 
• Have the children write words from dictation: pet, vet, met, get, let, set, bet, wet.