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.
- Rewards of Merit
June 1, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Rewards-of-Merit.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 6/1/2005 Rewards of Merit Transcript With the school year ending, it’s the season of report cards and awards — of every conceivable ... - Eat Dessert First Month
May 30, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Eat-Dessert-First-Month.mp3 Author Kachina Domenick and Chris Air Date 5/30/2005 selection of cakes Eat Dessert First Month Transcript Kachina: Imagine biting into a chocolate chip peanut butter cookie. But the ... - National Bike Month
May 27, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Bicycle-Works.mp3 Author Ramona Caponegro Air Date 5/27/2005 National Bike Month Transcript As you think back on your own childhood, what stands out as the symbol of freedom and ... - Mouth Sounds
May 27, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Mouth-Sounds.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/27/2005 Mouth Sounds Transcript Even though it’s summer, and we have several months of recess, here’s a pop quiz. What do all ... - Kindling Words
May 25, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Kindling-Words-1.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 5/25/2005 Kindling Words Transcript Today, Susan Raab brings us this interview, recorded earlier this year, with Alison James and Harold Underdown, the ... - Family Stories
May 24, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Family-Stories-from-the-Past.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 5/24/2005 Family Stories Transcript In Good Wives: A Story for Girls, Louisa May Alcott has Jo March declare “I do think that families ... - Mary Had a Little Amp
May 20, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Mary-Had-a-Little-Amp.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 5/20/2005 Mary Had a Little Amp Transcript If you’re tired, truly tired, of most of what’s marketed as children’s music, that’s usually ... - Etiquette Week
May 19, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/National-Etiquette-Week.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 5/19/2005 Etiquette Week Transcript When I was in 6th grade, my parents sent me off for dancing classes — in a brand ... - Little Men
May 17, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Little-Men-film-review.mp3 Author Ramona Caponegro and Jennifer Coenen Air Date 5/17/2005 Little Men Transcript Jennifer: Do you remember those times of neighborhood friendships and clubhouses? Ramona: What about the budding romances? ... - Biographers Day
May 16, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Pick-and-Shovel-Poet.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 5/16/2005 Biographers Day Transcript It’s Biographers Day today, in honor of the first meeting in London, in 1763, of James Boswell and ... - Star Wars II Has Landed – At Last!
May 12, 2005
A long time ago “in a galaxy far, far away” specifically the ’70’s, my most prized possession was an autographed photo of Princess Leia. Read more "Star Wars II Has Landed – At Last!" - On the Children’s Book Scene with Susan Raab
May 11, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/On-the-Childrens-Book-Scene-with-Susab-Raab.mp3 Author John Cech and Susan Raab Air Date 5/11/2005 On the Children’s Book Scene with Susan Raab Transcript We are speaking today with Susan Raab who reports ... - The Witching Hour Symposium
May 10, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Harry-Potter-Becomes-a-Conference.mp3 Author Catherine Tosenberger Air Date 5/10/2005 The Witching Hour Symposium Transcript If you’re a Harry Potter fan who is totally (and I mean totally!) immersed in everything about ... - Eleanor Estes
May 9, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Eleanor-Estes-and-the-Moffats.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 5/9/2005 Eleanor Estes Transcript Eleanor Estes, born May 9, 1906, wrote books for children for over 45 years, up to her death ... - Mother’s Day Lullabies
May 6, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Songs-for-Mothers-Day.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 5/6/2005 Mother’s Day Lullabies Transcript It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday. The American holiday began in 1907 in Philadelphia, as a way to remember ... - Postcard Week
May 5, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Simple-Joys-of-the-Postcard.mp3 Author Ramona Caponegro Air Date 5/5/2005 Postcard Week Transcript For many small children, receiving mail is a thrill. They eagerly admire the look of their own names ... - Hana in the Time of the Tulips
May 2, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Hanna-in-the-Time-of-the-Tulips.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 5/2/2005 Hana in the Time of the Tulips Transcript It’s the first days of May, a time when things suddenly begin to ... - Paul Revere’s Ride
April 18, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Listen-my-children-and-you-shall-hear…mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 4/18/2005 Paul Revere’s Ride Transcript In Massachusetts, Patriots Day, April 18th, is celebrated with great fervor and pride. On Lexington Green, the ... - Wilhelm Busch, Max and Moritz, and Comics
April 15, 2005
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Wilhelm-Busch.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 4/15/2005 Wilhelm Busch, Max and Moritz, and Comics Transcript In 1865, one of the great comic works about two of the baddest boys ... - First Poems
April 14, 2005
Remember those first poems we wrote in elementary school? Shelley Fraser Mickle does. Read more "First Poems"