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