Kicauan Anak Burung

Oleh Selfy Parkit

Udara dingin menyelimuti kota Metropolitan, kota dengan banyak gedung pencakar langit yang berdiri berjajar menjulang ke atas hampir melampaui awan.

Di atas tanah terlihat kendaraan beroda berlalu lalang, ada yang kecil dan tak sedikit juga yang besar ikut serta meramaikan bunyi mesin kendaraan.

Di dalam tanah ada kereta mono rel dengan kecepatan tinggi sedang melintasi banyak lorong, dan di dalamnya dipenuhi oleh umat manusia yang berdesakan dan berhimpitan layaknya ikan Sarden di dalam kaleng.

Di pusat kota kaum manusia berduyun-duyun menyusuri jalan-jalan di trotoar, menyebrangi lalu lintas yang padat, meramaikan hiruk pikuk kota besar yang hampir tak pernah terlihat sepi.

Seperti halnya musim dingin yang dilalui kota Metropolitan setiap tahunnya, banyak dedaunan yang mengering bergelantungan di ranting-ranting pohon, sebagian dedaunan terbang tertiup angin dan berjatuhan di atas tanah yang mulai mengering. Roman bumi di sana terlihat lesu dan tak lagi berseri. Wajah muram di pelataran kota itu tampaknya belum juga kedatangan kapas putih dingin yang jatuh dari langit. Langit luas yang kini kelihatannya tak lagi biru; bukan mendung; bukan pula tertutup awan putih, namun berselimut udara asap dan abu.

Pada musim dingin, asap polusi yang berasal dari pabrik-pabrik dan kendaraan di kota kini bercampur dengan asap polusi dari mesin penghangat. Walaupun demikian masyarakat kota itu membutuhkannya, udara dingin terlalu dingin buat mereka, terlebih di tahun-tahun yang kini musimnya tak menentu, dan musim dingin saat itu adalah musim dengan udara terdingin yang pernah ada, serta datang lebih awal dari seharusnya.

Di tengah-tengah hiruk pikuk kaum manusia dan kendaraan beroda, di sebuah pohon di sekitar taman kota, terdapatlah sebuah sarang burung yang nampaknya setengah rusak tersapu oleh angin semalam. Di sarang yang bertengger di atas dahan pohon Maple itu terdengar suara, “Crip… crip… crip…” kicauan dari anak burung yang berada di samping induknya.

Suara kicauan itu terdengar seperti nyanyian merdu kegembiraan bagi telinga kaum manusia di sekitarnya, namun ternyata kicauan itu berasal dari tangisan si anak burung yang hampir kehilangan induknya, “Ibu jangan mati dulu, jangan tinggalkan aku.” katanya.

Pangeran Kodok dan Burung Parkit

Oleh Selfy Parkit

“Mom, it’s story time, read me one story before I go to sleep please!” pinta Henry kepada ibunya. “Alright then…” Dengan lembut ibunya membelai rambut anaknya dan mulai meraih buku yang ada di rak buku.

“… today I’m going to tell you a story about a frog prince”, kata si ibu sambil mengiringi putra satu-satunya itu menuju tempat tidurnya. “Frog prince? Did you tell me that story before, didn’t you?” tanya Henry. “Hmm… yes, but I bet you might haven’t heard this one.” Sahut ibunya. “What would make different? Tell me more please!” kata Henry sambil masuk ke dalam selimutnya. “Okay, this story will be in Bahasa Indonesia, and it will be good for your listening practice.” Kata ibunya. “Okay” Henry pun merebahkan kepalanya di atas bantal dan mulai mendengarkan ibunya dengan penuh perhatian.

“This story is about Pangeran Kodok dan Burung Parkit.”

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Suatu ketika ada seorang pangeran tampan yang dikutuk menjadi seekor kodok dikarenakan perangainya yang buruk dan sombong. Si pangeran akan kembali menjadi manusia jika ada seorang putri bangsawan yang memperbolehkan ia duduk dan makan bersama di piring emasnya serta tidur di atas bantal bersama sang putri selama 3 hari berturut-turut. Karena sebab itu lah pangeran kodok hidup di dalam kolam di dekat perkarangan rumah seorang putri bangsawan, berharap suatu hari nanti ia bisa menemui sang putri.

Sebelum pangeran kodok bertemu dengan putri tersebut, pangeran kodok menghabiskan hari-harinya bermain di pinggiran sungai layaknya seekor kodok biasa. Di sungai itu ia ditemani oleh seekor burung parkit yang senang bernyanyi merdu di pagi hari. Burung itu adalah satu-satunya teman yang diajaknya bicara dan berbagi cerita.

The Months of the year – Children Song

(Are You Sleeping tone)

Created by Selfyparkit 

January, February

March, April, May and June

July and August

September, October

November… December…

Months of the year

Teaching Children with Song (Games)

Created By Selfy Parkit

Level : Kindergarten until Elementary, (any level for fun)
Type of Activities : Singing and Listening
Song : Head and Shoulders Knees and Toes
Duration : 15 minutes until 20 minutes
Purpose : Teaching part of body, Remember the vocabularies, Knows the song, Good in pronunciation, Develop and train the concentration. For fun and exercise.
Procedure : – First part = In a group of people (teacher/instructor and student or participant).

– Second part = Consist of two people in one group, Each groups has 2 side teams (the left team and the right team) or if you want, you can name the teams. The total of students of participant should be an odd number, if it is not, there will be three people in one group.
How to play :

First, introduction (choose one of three instructions bellow)

1. Write down the song lyric on the board. The teacher or instructor mentions the vocabularies or the words one by one by pronouncing the words and touching directly to the part of body as the teacher/instructor give the meaning to each words,
2. Write down the song lyric on the board and ask the students/ participants to mention the meaning of each or the words by pronouncing the words and touching their part of body.
3. or teacher or instructor just only mention the words by pronouncing the words and touching your part of body as you give the meaning to each words.

Second, Teach how to sing the song

1. Teacher/ instructor sings the song and does the action by touching his/her part of body, and the students or participants will follow afterward.

2. Teacher/ instructor will sing and practice the song together with the students or participants.

3. The song will be sung slowly.

4. The song will be sung faster than before, and getting faster and faster.

5. Sing the song together two or three times

Third, Concentration testing

The song will be sung together, but the teacher or instructor will touch his/her part of body wrongly (the words which is mentioned will be not the same with the actions). But, the students or participants have to concentrate to the right action (the actions should match to the words). The song will be sung slowly at the first for practicing but afterward will be sung faster and faster.

Fourth, Right team versus Left team

1. Teacher/ instructor will ask one student or participant to come forward and she/he will be a teacher’s opponent in the game (the teacher/instructor can be the right team and the student will be the left team or on the contrary).
2. a. Teacher/ instructor asks the students or participants to sit two by two in one group (The students or participants in each group will sit down face to face which legs put straightly on the floor and the toes of students or participants are touching each other). Or,

b. Teacher/instructor asks the students or participants to stand up in a group which consist of two people, and face each other. However, sitting down position would be more fun.

1. The teacher/instructor explain the rules of game ;

– The students or participants in one group will be split into two team which is right and left team.

– First, the right teams will be a ‘Devil’ which bother your concentration by doing the action wrongly, and the left teams must to concentrate to the right action (touch the parts of body according to the words). Second round the left teams will be a ‘Devil’ and the right teams must to concentrate to the right action too.

1. Teacher/ instructor gives practice by singing and doing the action together before run into the concentration part.
2. Start to sing the song slowly and afterward faster and faster.

There will be no winner in this game, it’s only for fun, exercisable and concentrated game.

Thank You and Have Fun