All you need to do is just print the extract out and read it to your class. See if they can work out what genre it is. This is a useful way to start or end your lesson.
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The nursery and action rhymes in this book are selected by Fiona Waters and illustrated by Louise Comfort and John Blackman

Teddy bear, teddy bear

Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch your nose,
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch your toes,
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground,
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around.

Teddy bear, teddy bear, climb the stairs,
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say your prayers,
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn off the light,
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say goodnight!

This action rhyme has been taken from Nursery and Action Rhymes, which is part of Genre Range.
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Genre Range is part of Longman's Literacy Land Programme. Visit the Literacy Land website at: www.literacyland.co.uk
Can your pupils guess what the actions are to this rhyme? Ask pupils to find the words that rhyme. You may want to encourage the whole class to learn this simple extract?