It is right that toad is a Shandong nursery rhyme. Toad is a nursery rhyme circulating in Shandong province, which expresses children's love for small animals with vivid language, and is rich in local style and children's interest. This nursery rhyme in this lesson has no melody, just a rhythmic reading. Can understand the artistic conception described by the nursery rhyme toad and feel the life interest of local children.

Four-degree jump is one of the characteristics of this song, which vividly shows that the toad is jumping. The song uses a lot of vocal methods to imitate the toad's cry, which is the second characteristic of this song. The short-term rhythm is the third characteristic of folk songs, and the figurative metaphor of lyrics is the fourth characteristic. Because of the above characteristics, it constitutes a strong local color, which is more lively, jumping and humorous.

Historical background of nursery rhymes

Nursery rhymes have a long history, which first started in the book of songs, Wei Fengyuan has peaches, and my heart is worried, so I sing and rhyme. The nursery rhymes of Kangqu recorded in Liezi are said to be the nursery rhymes of the legendary sage Yao Shi in China. Textual research on ancient and modern things shows that Yao Nai traveled in Kangqu incognito and heard nursery rhymes, which started from Yao's time.

Some people think that Liezi's book is not necessarily reliable, and only admit that Zhou Xuanwang's nursery rhymes recorded in Zheng dialect are the earliest nursery rhymes. Even so, nursery rhymes have a history of nearly three thousand years. In the history of Chinese literature, only some chapters in the Book of Songs can compare with it.

Looking at the history of ancient nursery rhymes in China, we can find an obvious dividing line. Before the Ming Dynasty, all nursery rhymes were almost political nursery rhymes, and they were tools of political struggle to varying degrees. They had nothing to do with children's lives. Since the Ming Dynasty, while continuing to develop political nursery rhymes, a number of nursery rhymes have emerged that truly reflect children's lives.