ALONE alone

“Okto” woodcut by John Savio, who died almost hundred years ago. Okto means «alone» in the Saami language.

alone
reindeer
the herd
trees
bull
kerfuffle
knees wrong way
tail
clouds
mountain
the winner
the loser
woodcut
the cows also have horns

CHALLENGE: Go through the keywords and point at all of them or discuss if they are correct for the picture. Is the bull sad or happy? One of the keywords is definitely wrong.

INFO: The wild oxen who lived long ago were much larger than the tame ones we have today. They had to protect themselves and their herd against predators. Bulls are still dangerous.

CHALLENGE: Do you think that the cows are afraid when they are outside, now that they can’t have a bull to protect them?

CHALLENGE: Cut a picture of a lonely animal on a half potato and print it. CHALLENGE: When is it nice to be alone? When is it bad? CHALLENGE: Which animal is the most lonely of all animals? CHALLENGE: What is the difference between being alone and being lonely?                 

GAME: For a group of children. Two children can chose if they want to be a bull and a bull fighter, or two bulls. They are going to pretend fight. The two children should secretly throw the dice to decide who is going to win. Then they create a small show where they pretend to fight. Keep two fingers on the forehead for horns, just like the horns on the letter A. The child that wins should pretend-fight with the next child, until all the children have pretended to fight at least once.

GAME: Make a lasso and try to catch each other like in this picture here.

CHALLENGE: Listen to atonal music and sing atonally.

CHALLENGE: Is there something that is easier or better to do alone than together with someone?