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This activity helps first graders identify the two parts of a sentence: subject (who/what) and predicate (what the subject does). Use the video as a whole-class intro. Then let students respond to the Think About It and Show It pages using cameras, voice, drawings, or text. Prepare simple sentence cards (pictures with short captions) for pair practice and a whiteboard for group sorting of subjects vs. predicates. For the Solve It drag-and-drop questions, students will practice selecting the correct part of the sentence. These are auto-graded and give quick checks of understanding. For open-ended responses: a high-quality answer for "Share one thing you learned" names either the subject or predicate correctly and gives a short example (e.g., “I learned the subject tells who a sentence is about. Example: The dog.”). A high-quality answer for "Share one question you still have" shows curiosity about sentence parts (e.g., “Can the subject be two words?”). For the Show It creative task, strong responses show a complete sentence with a clear subject and predicate, or a drawing plus a spoken/text sentence that names who/what and what they do. Teachers can mark these as correct if the student demonstrates understanding of who/what and what happened.