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This activity uses a short instructional video to teach first graders how to form compound sentences by joining two complete sentences with a coordinating conjunction and a comma. Use the video as a whole-group lesson. Then have students complete the Think About It reflection and the Solve It drag-and-drop questions independently or in pairs. Prepare sentence strips with short sentences for students who need concrete practice combining clauses. For the Show It page, provide drawing paper or sentence-strip templates for students to create and record their compound sentences. High-quality responses to the open-ended Think About It question will name one clear thing the student learned (for example, “I learned to use or when choosing one thing”) and one specific question they still have (for example, “When do I use but instead of yet?”). For the Show It prompt, correct or strong answers will produce a compound sentence that includes two complete ideas, a correct coordinating conjunction that matches the meaning, and a comma before the conjunction when both parts are full sentences (e.g., “I like apples, and I like bananas.”). Teachers may mark open responses as correct when these criteria are met and provide feedback for next steps when they are not.