First Grade · Writing · week 4

The Naming Part and the Doing Part

Identify the naming part (subject) and doing part (predicate) of a sentence and use both to build a complete sentence.

Every complete sentence has two jobs inside it. The NAMING PART tells who or what the sentence is about. The DOING PART tells what that person or thing does.

In "The girl jumps," the naming part is "The girl" and the doing part is "jumps." A sentence needs both parts, or it is not finished yet.

📋 For the teacher
Teach it (10–15 min):
  • Underline the naming part in one color and the doing part in another color on a few sentences together.
  • Ask "who or what?" to find the naming part, and "what happens?" to find the doing part -- two simple questions unlock every sentence.
  • Show an incomplete piece (just a naming part, or just a doing part) and ask your child what is missing.
  • Play a quick game: you say a naming part, your child adds a doing part, and together you say the whole sentence.
Talk about it:
  • What question helps you find the naming part of a sentence?
  • What question helps you find the doing part?
  • What happens to a sentence if one of the two parts is missing?

Mastery looks like: They point to the naming part and doing part in a sentence and can complete a sentence missing either part.

Common stumbles: Thinking a naming part alone (like "The dog") is already a full sentence, since it sounds like it is about something.

See it visually

Interactive, spoken-aloud tools that show this idea in motion.

Sentence BuilderDrag word tiles into a real sentence, with a capital and end mark.try →
Homework for this lessonType it, write it with a stylus, or print it for pencil & paper.open →
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