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Did you Get a Wet Pet?

Did you get a pet at a pet store? 
Did you get a pet fish? 
Did you get your pet in a net? 
Did you move the pet from the net to a tank? 
Did you keep your pet wet? 
 

Get the Jet in the Net

Can you get a jet in a net?
I bet you can get a jet in a net.
Get a jet.
Is your jet set?
 
Try to get the jet in the net.
And do not let the jet get wet. 
 
Did you get the jet in the net or did the jet get wet?

Ready, Set? Go on a Jet!

Ready, set?
Get to the jet.
Ready, set?
Get on the jet.
Ready, set?
We are set to go!
 
The jet is getting wet but we are not wet.
We are set to go in a wet jet.
We go for a ride in a wet jet.

My Pet Named Jet

I have a pet.
His name is Jet. 
He is as black as a dog can get.
He can run fast.
He can run as fast as a jet.
He is as fast as a dog can get.
 
Yesterday my pet got cold and wet.
Poor pet!
I took my pet to the vet.
The vet said, don’t fret!
 
Jet is as good as a dog can get.
He is the best pet I’ve ever met.
That Jet is some pet!

Which Pet Likes to Get Wet?

Cats do not like to get wet.
Some dogs do like to get wet.
But some dogs do not like to get wet.
And some dogs like to get a little wet.
 
Birds like to get wet.
Birds like to get a little wet.
 
Fish like to get wet. 
Fish like to get really wet. 
Fish need to be wet.

Can a Cat be a Pet?

A cat can be a pet.
A dog can be a pet.
A fish can be a pet.
A bird can be a pet.
 
I can let a pet cat, dog, fish, or bird in my house.
 
What kind of animal cannot be a pet?
A bat cannot be a pet.
A fox cannot be a pet.
A bob-cat cannot be a pet.
I cannot let a bat, fox, or bob-cat in my house.
 

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.

Let's Get Set!

*Reader's Theatre script
Based on Nanette's Baguette by Mo Willems
 
(At home)
Mom:  Want to get a baguette?
Children:  You bet!
Mom:  Get set.
 
(On the way to the shop)
Child 1:  Are we there yet?  
Child 2:  Not yet.
Child 1:  There yet?
Child 2:  Not yet!
Child 1:  There!  We can get a baguette!
Child 2:   Get set to get a baguette.
 
(To the store clerk)
Child 1:  Can I get a baguette?
Clerk:  You bet!   Here is your baguette.
 
(On the way home)
Children:  Yum!  Yum!  
Child 1:  Oh no!  No baguette.  We ate the baguette.
Child 2:  Should we fret?
Child 1:  Will Mom get upset?
 
(At home)
Child 1:  Mom, we do not have the baguette.
Child 2:  Don’t be upset.
Mom:  Did you forget?
Child 1:  No, we ate the baguette.
Child 2:  Can we get another baguette?
Mom:   Yes. Don’t fret. Don’t be upset. Just get set to get another baguette.
 

Let's Get a Pet

Reader's Theatre Script 
 
(At home)
Mom: Let’s go get a pet at the pet store. Let’s get a pet fish.
Children: Yes, let’s!
Mom: Are you set?
Children: Not yet. We’ll get set. We will get set to go.
Mom: Set yet?
Children: Yes, we're set. You bet! 
Mom: Here is what we will get. (Show children pictures of the items)
        We have to get a fish net.
         We have to get a tank to keep the fish wet.
         And let's not forget to get food for our pet fish.
Children:  Okay.  Let’s get a pet!
 
(In the car)
Children: Are we there yet?
Mom: Not yet!  Not there yet.
Children: Are we there yet?
Mom: Yup, you bet!
 
(In the store)
Mom: I’ll get a tank to keep the pet wet. I’ll get food for our pet.
Children: We’ll get a net to get our pet. 
 
(At the checkout)
Store clerk: Are you set?
Children: We are set. (pay for the things)
 
(At home)
Mom: We got food for our pet. We got a tank to keep the pet wet. 
Children: We got the net.
Mom: What did we forget to get? 
Children: We forgot to get the pet. We forgot to get our pet fish.
Mom: Don’t be upset. Don’t fret. 
Mom: Are you set to go back?
Children: Let’s go get our pet. We will not forget to get our pet.  

Nannette Gets a Baguette

Reader's Theatre Script
 
The mom sends her children to the store to buy a baguette.
(Mom is talking to her children at home)
Mom: Want to get a baguette?
Children: You bet!
Mom: Get set.
(The children are on their way to the store)
Child 1 (talking to child 2): Are we there yet? 
Child 2: Not yet.
Child 1: There yet?
Child 2: Not yet!
Child 1 (points to the store): There! We can get a baguette! 
Child 2: Get set to get a baguette.
Child 1 (to the store clerk): Can I get a baguette?
(The children eat the baguette on the way home)
Child 1: Oh no! No baguette.
Child 2: Should we fret?
Child 1: Will mom get upset?
(The children get home)
Child 1: Mom, we do not have the baguette.
Child 2: Don't be upset.
Mom: Did you forget?
Child 1: No, we ate the baguette.
Child 2: Can we get another baguette?
Mom: Yes. Don't fret. Don't be upset.
Mom: Just go get another baguette.