Ann Goes To The Doctor

GRADE 1 HOME LANGUAGE
Ann goes to the

doctor
ENGLISH
Level:
3 Book 2
Group-guided reading
Before reading
• Page through the story the learners will read. Talk about the illustrations.
• Ask them to predict what the story will be about; based on the title and the
pictures.
• Introduce new or difficult words prior to the learners reading the story.
• Make word cards to introduce new vocabulary. (See the list of new vocabulary
in the back inner cover.)
First reading
• Learners should read the text individually.
• Learners should read silently or they can ‘whisper-read’ the text.
• Move from one learner to the next, requesting each learner to read a section of
the text aloud.
Discussion
• Ask comprehension questions based on the text.
• Focus on phonics, sight words and vocabulary.
• You will find the activities in the back of this book useful to guide the
discussion. (Select appropriate activities for the level of the learners.)
Second reading
• On later days, let learners reread the book, either in pairs or alone.
• Focus on fluency, grammar and vocabulary.
• Let learners complete the group-guided activities which are included in the
back of this book. (Select appropriate activities for the level of the learners.)
Let learners do a role play

if the text lends itself to it.
Learners should do the group-reading

activities after reading the story.
Let learners work in groups to complete the
appropriate group-reading activities included
in the back of the book. They should not
write in this book. Written activities should
be done in their exercise books.
Ann goes
to the doctor
1
Today Ann feels sick.
Ann feels hot.
She tells Bobo her teddy,

“I feel sick. I feel hot.”
2
3
Ann’s mother takes her
to the doctor. Mother
tells the nurse that Ann
is feeling sick.
“Ann is very hot,” says

mother.
Soon the doctor calls Ann.
4
5
“Hello Ann, how are
you feeling?” asks the
doctor.
Ann tells the doctor

that she feels sick.
The doctor says she
will need to give Ann
a check-up.
6
7
“Let’s see how heavy you are,”
says the doctor.
“Good, you weigh 25 kilograms”
says the doctor.
8
“Let’s see how tall you are,”
says the doctor.
“You are 125 centimetres tall,”
says the doctor.
9
The doctor feels Ann’s stomach.
It didn’t hurt.
10
The doctor listens to Ann’s chest.
It didn’t hurt.
11
The doctor looks into Ann’s ears.
It didn’t hurt.
12
The doctor looks in Ann’s mouth.
It didn’t hurt.
13
The doctor tells Ann, “You are
sick. You have flu. I need to
give you an injection and some
medicine.”
The doctor then gives Ann

an injection. It hurts a bit.
“Ouch!” cries Ann.
14
Ouch!
15
Then Ann asks the doctor to help
Bobo.
“Doctor, Bobo is also sick,” Ann
tells the doctor.
“Oh Bobo, are you also sick?” the
doctor asks.
The doctor listens to Bobo’s chest.
It didn’t hurt.
16
Then the doctor puts a plaster
on Bobo’s leg.
“Now you will feel better,” the
doctor tells Bobo.
17
The doctor gives Ann some
medicine. Ann must take one
teaspoon of medicine three times
a day.
She also gives Ann a lollipop.
“You were a brave girl, Ann,” says
the doctor.
“Thank you doctor,” Ann says.
“Please doctor, can Bobo
also have a lollipop?”
18
“Oh yes!” says the doctor.
“Bobo can have
two lollipops.”
19
How to look after
a sick teddy.
Does your teddy feel hot?

Give your teddy his
medicine.
Read your teddy a story.
20
Put your teddy in bed.
Give your teddy soup.
Make your teddy
a get well card.
Give your teddy a hug.
t?
21
Group reading activities
Look at the pictures.
1
Tell your friend which picture should be first,
second, third and fourth.
Tell the story to your friend using the pictures.
2 Talk about the following:

a. What is the title of the story?
b. What did the doctor do to Ann?
c. What did the doctor do to Bobo?
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3 Role play the story.
4 Look at the sounds in the first box. Find the

same sounds in the words in each row.
es.
ch- chest cheese chips
ch- such much lunch
-ck lick kick sick
sh- she show ship
-sh wish wash dish
5 Fill in one of these sounds to complete the
words so that they match the picture.
-ck -ch -sh
sti__ lun__ wa__ di__

23
6 Find sentences in the story with the following
punctuation marks and write them in your
exercise book:
A full stop . and a question mark ?
7 Look at the picture.

Write 2 sentences
about the
picture.
8 Make a get well card for Ann.
Dear Ann. Draw a picture.
Get well soon!
From ______________
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GRADE 1 HOME LANGUAGE
3 Book
Level:
2
Title: Ann goes to the doctor
Language: English
Level: Grade 2 Home Language Reader Level 3 Book 2
Text type: Narrative
then, I, we, the, am, she, her, give, sick, ears,

Sight words: mouth, it, says
doctor, check-up, weighs, stomach, chest,

Vocabulary: injection, medicine, nurse, listens, temperature
Phonics: th, ch, ck, sh
Content, Sequence pictures and re-tell the story

Role play
concepts and
Rhyming words
skills: Alphabetical order
Punctuation . ?
Ask and answer questions
Talk about the story (beginning, middle, end)
Write three sentences about the story.
Illustrate sentences.
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GRADE 1 HOME LANGUAGE

Ann goes to the

Let learners do a role play

Learners should do the group-reading

Ann feels hot.

She tells Bobo her teddy,

“Ann is very hot,” says

Soon the doctor calls Ann.

Ann tells the doctor

The doctor then gives Ann

“Ouch!” cries Ann.

Does your teddy feel hot?

2 Talk about the following:

4 Look at the sounds in the first box. Find the

-ck -ch -sh

sti__ lun__ wa__ di__

7 Look at the picture.

8 Make a get well card for Ann.

Dear Ann. Draw a picture.

Get well soon!

Level: Grade 2 Home Language Reader Level 3 Book 2

Text type: Narrative

then, I, we, the, am, she, her, give, sick, ears,

doctor, check-up, weighs, stomach, chest,

Phonics: th, ch, ck, sh

Content,  Sequence pictures and re-tell the story

THIS BOOK MAY NOT Chuck the truck

Published by the Department of Basic Education The litte red hen

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Content, Sequence pictures and re-tell the story