{"id":5391,"date":"2026-06-21T23:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T06:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/shellardk\/?p=5391"},"modified":"2026-06-21T23:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T06:45:24","slug":"the-story-of-ferdinand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/shellardk\/2026\/06\/21\/the-story-of-ferdinand\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story of Ferdinand"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-5397 .fg-image { width: 640px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-image-viewer foogallery-link-image foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-center fg-image-viewer fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-5397\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;loop&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fiv-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"fiv-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/shellardk\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG_5593.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"5392\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/shellardk\/files\/cache\/remote\/sd41blogs-ca\/1079282227.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22640%22%20height%3D%22360%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20360%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/shellardk\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG_5594.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"5393\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/shellardk\/files\/cache\/remote\/sd41blogs-ca\/3345079322.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22640%22%20height%3D%22360%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20360%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/shellardk\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG_5595.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"5394\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/shellardk\/files\/cache\/remote\/sd41blogs-ca\/354771258.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22640%22%20height%3D%22360%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20360%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/shellardk\/files\/2026\/06\/IMG_5596.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"5395\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/shellardk\/files\/cache\/remote\/sd41blogs-ca\/3489424927.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22640%22%20height%3D%22360%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20640%20360%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"fiv-ctrls\">\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"fiv-prev\" title=\"Prev\"><span>Prev<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"fiv-count\"><span class=\"fiv-count-current\">1<\/span>of<span class=\"fiv-count-total\">4<\/span><\/label>\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"fiv-next\" title=\"Next\"><span>Next<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During Pride week, we learned about The Story of Ferdinand. This timeless story is 90 years old and has never been out of print. It is the story about a bull whose favourite thing to do was to sit under his cork tree and smell the flowers.\u00a0 He chose what he loved, rather than follow what all of the other bulls and humans wanted him to do, which was fight. Ask your child what their favourite part of their stunning art is!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Story<\/strong> (enjoy it together!)<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Story of Ferdinand | Read Aloud Flip-Along Book\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VrOk2OlBQfg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Big Idea: <\/b>Inquiry through the arts creates opportunities for risk taking<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Peoples Principles of Learning:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learning takes patience and time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Curricular Competencies:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Explore elements, processes, materials, movements, technologies, tools, and techniques of the arts<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Develop processes and technical skills in a variety of art forms to refine artistic abilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Content:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">elements of design: line, shape, texture, colour, form<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">principles of design: pattern, rhythm, colour and contrast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Core Competency:<\/b>\u00a0Creative Thinking<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Creative growth requires patience, readiness to take risks, and willingness to try new approaches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Learning involved:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Students learned the significance of following step-by-step instructions, including the directed drawing Ferdinand<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Students outlined their bull with oil pastel to make the bull &#8220;pop&#8221;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Students chose painted spots on their bull with white paint<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Students learned how to design and cut the flowers that Ferdinand was smelling<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Students learned how to incorporate their flowers in an interesting way by overlapping, making some big, medium and small, trying a variety of colours and shapes and thinking about how to display them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Pride week, we learned about The Story of Ferdinand. 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