Pablo Picasso famously said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Perhaps that can be done by taking children to art museums, showing them great art, and, most importantly, giving children the space, the materials, and the encouragement to make their own art.
- 19th Century Science
September 28, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Science-in-Yesrdays-Childrens-Books.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 9/28/2005 19th Century Science Transcript Books on science and natural history composed a significant part of the publications for children in the ... - Twice as Many Friends
September 27, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Twice-as-Many-Friends-Music-Review.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/27/2005 Twice as Many Friends Transcript In the global village, it’s becoming necessary for us all to learn several languages — and ... - The Tale of Peter Rabbit
September 26, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Tale-of-Peter-Rabbit.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/26/2005 The Tale of Peter Rabbit Transcript C. S. Lewis, who wrote the Narnia books, thought that there were three ways of writing for ... - Jazz for Kids
September 23, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Jazz-for-Kids-Music-Review.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/23/2005 Jazz for Kids Transcript Some of the great jazz performers of the Thirties, Fourties, and Fifties featured musical numbers based on ... - Conversation with Adrienne Yorinks
September 22, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Adrienne-Yorinks-and-Her-Quilt-of-States.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 9/22/2005 Conversation with Adrienne Yorinks Transcript The well-known quilt artist Adrienne Yorinks has a remarkable new book out called Quilt of States. Recess ... - Playing It Safe – Child Safety Month
September 21, 2005
That’s one of the harrowing episodes from the 1951 educational film “Live and Learn” on a video called Mental Hygiene, Classroom Films 1945 – 1970. Read more "Playing It Safe – Child Safety Month" - Abraham Lincoln’s Caldecott
September 20, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Abraham-Lincolns-Caldecott-Award.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 9/20/2005 Abraham Lincoln’s Caldecott Transcript The 1940 winner of the Caldecott Award for most distinguished American picture book was a biography of ... - Who Moved My Cheese for Kids
September 19, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Who-Moved-My-Cheese-for-Kids.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/19/2005 Who Moved My Cheese for Kids Transcript I’ve been thinking about the meaning of cheese today. Not the gouda and brie ... - Reggae for Kids
September 16, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Reggae-for-Kids-Music-Review.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/16/2005 Reggae for Kids Transcript How would this be as a song to wake up with each day? Brief Sound Clip: That’s Freddie McGregor ... - 40 Years of Erma Bombeck
September 13, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Erma-Bombeck-For-Young-People.mp3 Author Ramona Caponegro Air Date 9/13/2005 40 Years of Erma Bombeck Transcript Even as a bored eleven-year-old stuck in the backseat of the car, I could not ... - Grandmother Poems
September 7, 2005
We asked the poem Lola Haskins to share with us some of her thoughts about becoming a grandparent. Read more "Grandmother Poems" - Choosing a Career
September 6, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Starting-Out-the-School-Year-on-the-Career-Path-.mp3 Author Ramona Caponegro Air Date 9/6/2005 Choosing a Career Transcript “So, what do you want to be when you grow up?” is a standard inquiry that adults ... - Sandcastles
September 1, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Fine-Art-of-Sandcastles.mp3 Author Kachina Domenick Air Date 9/1/2005 Sandcastles Transcript A trip to the beach wouldn’t be the same without playing in the sand. Whether you want to build ... - David Shannon’s Alice the Fairy
August 31, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/David-Shannons-Alice-the-Fairy.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 8/31/2005 David Shannon’s Alice the Fairy Transcript In her final interview from this year’s Book Expo, Susan Raab spoke with the award-winning ... - Revisiting an Old Time Toy – The Honey Tree
August 30, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Revisiting-an-Old-Time-Toy-The-Honey-Tree.mp3 Author Jennifer Coenen Air Date 8/30/2005 Revisiting an Old Time Toy – The Honey Tree Transcript Recently, I took my six-year-old daughter on an outing to a living ... - Back to School with They Might Be Giants
August 29, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Back-to-School-with-They-Might-Be-Giants-.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/29/2005 Back to School with They Might Be Giants Transcript With school starting again soon — and in some places having already ... - Bright Spaces
August 26, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Bright-Spaces.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/26/2005 Bright Spaces Transcript Most of our children are usually able to play in protected spaces — somewhere in our homes, neighborhoods, ... - Pam Muñoz Ryan
August 25, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Pam-Munos-Ryans-Becoming-Naomi-Leon.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 8/25/2005 Pam Muñoz Ryan Transcript Susan Raab continues her interviews with children’s book writers and illustrators at this year’s Book Expo in ... - Legends of the Tooth Fairy
August 23, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Legends-of-the-Tooth-Fairy.mp3 Author Tanya Underwood Air Date 8/23/2005 Legends of the Tooth Fairy Transcript If only teeth grew on trees, and you wanted a larger upper bicuspid, for example, ... - Samuel Griswold Goodrich
August 18, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Samuel-Griswold-Goodrich-and-Peter-Parley.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 8/18/2005 Samuel Griswold Goodrich Transcript Samuel Goodrich, a 19th century children’s author and publisher, was the creator of the popular children’s literature ...