Get the Pet Wet

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Objective

Read and write words that end with et.

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Lesson Plan

Target Words:

Materials:

Nets (e.g., the netting used to package onions)
Container of water
Pictures of pets*
Word cards*
Word-building cards*
We Let a Pet Get Wet target text*
Get a Pet in a Net target text*
Which Pet Likes to Get Wet? target text*
Small plastic pet fish or other toy pets (optional)
Plastic sandwich bags (optional)

*Items included below.

State the Objective

Tell the children that they will get a pet in a net, get the pet wet, and read and write words that end in et, such as wet, pet, net, get, let, bet, and set.

Literacy Activities

Introduce target words

Read the target words with the children: get, pet, wet, net, let, bet, and set.
Read the We Let a Pet Get Wet target text (see below) with the children.

Play "Get a pet in a net"

Read the Get a Pet in a Net target text (see below) with the children.
Explain that a pet is an animal you take care of, such as a dog, cat, or fish.
Let the children get a pet and a net.
Have the children toss and catch pets in their nets.
Let the children sprinkle the pet in the net with water to get the pet wet.

Let a pet get wet or get a pet in a net

State that pet cats and some dogs do not like to get wet, but that pet fish need to get wet.
Read the Which Pet Likes to Get Wet? target text (see below).
Set up a container of water.
Place the pet pictures in a plastic bag (optional).
- If a child's pet is a fish, let the pet get wet by tossing the fish into the water.
- If a child's pet is a cat or dog that does not like to get wet, let them catch the pet in the net so that it does not get wet.

Make -et words

Put the letter cards (see below) in a net and the -et endings on a table.
Let the children pick a letter from the net and put it with the -et ending.
Have the children blend the word parts to make a word.

Write and trade words and get them wet

Have the children write -et words from dictation (e.g., pet, wet, get, bet, let, net).
Have the children ask to trade the -et words (e.g., “Can I get the word pet?" "I will let you get the word get”).
Let the children get the words wet by sprinkling them with water.

Identify, blend and manipulate sounds

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

Change the beginning consonant: wet→ pet; get→ set; net→ bet
Change the vowel: get→ got; set→ sat; let→ lit; net→ nut; pet→ pot
Change the ending consonant: let→ led; pet→ peg; bet→ bed

We Let a Pet Get Wet

We got a pet. We got a net.

We got the pet in the net.

Then we got the pet wet.

We did not get a real pet wet.

We got a paper pet wet.

Get a Pet in a Net

Get set!
Get a net. Get a pet.

Let’s get a pet in the net.
I bet you can get a pet in the net!

Did you get a pet in the net?
Did you get a pet in the net yet?
Get the pet wet.

I bet you can get the pet wet.
Get the pet in the net wet.
Did you get the pet in the net wet?

The pet in the net got wet!

Which Pet Likes to Get Wet?

Cats do not like to get wet.
Most dogs do not like to get wet.
But some dogs do like to get wet.

Birds like to get wet.
Birds like to get a little wet.

Fish like to get wet.
Fish like to get very wet.
Fish need to get wet.

Picture cards

Letter cards

Word-building cards

SEEL At Home

Objective

Read and write words that end with -et.

Materials

Get the Pet Wet text and pet pictures
A net (this can be a towel, plastic bag, onion bag, etc.)
Large bowl of water
Plastic sandwich bags (optional)

Activity: Get a Pet Wet

Read the text Get the Pet Wet with your child, help him or her read and underline all of the -et words, and make a list of the words that end with -et.
Place each pet picture inside of a plastic bag to protect it from getting wet (optional).
Stand opposite your child on either side of the large bowl of water, hold the net over the water and have your child try to toss the pet pictures one at a time into the net.
Tell your child to try not to get their pet wet as they toss the pet into the net.
Each time a pet lands in the net, have your child say, "The pet is in the net," but if the pet lands in the water, say, "The pet got wet!"
The activity can be repeated several times.