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.
- Scenes in America
November 1, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Scenes-in-America.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 11/1/2001 Scenes in America Transcript The travelogue storybook became an extremely popular genre in children’s literature in the 1870’s and 80’s, but ... - “Little Orphant Annie”
October 31, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/James-Whitcomb-Rileys-Little-Orphant-Annie.mp3 Author Rosie Russo Air Date 10/31/2001 “Little Orphant Annie” Transcript Little Orphant Annie’s come to our house to stay, An’ wash the cups an’ saucers up, an’ brush the ... - A Romantic Halloween
October 30, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Halloweens-Romantic-History.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 10/30/2001 A Romantic Halloween Transcript Thousands of years ago, on dark November nights, Druids built bonfires among the moors and windswept hills ... - John McCutcheon’s “Autumnsongs”
October 29, 2001
That’s John McCutcheon swinging into fall on his “Autumnsongs” CD, the third in his Four Seasons cycle of songs that we’ve been reviewing on this program. Read more "John McCutcheon’s “Autumnsongs”" - October Poems
October 26, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Poems-for-October.mp3 Author William Jay Smith Air Date 10/26/2001 Poems for October Transcript Since this past spring, we’ve been fortunate to have William Jay Smith as our poet in residence ... - The Monster Mash
October 25, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Monster-Mash.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 10/25/2001 The Monster Mash Transcript Much like Christmas, Halloween has it’s own set of songs that reflect the stories and themes of the ... - Cookies
October 24, 2001
Shelley Fraser Mickle’s remembering today is about that mainstay of every child’s diet – the cookie – and how it crumbles. Read more "Cookies" - Willie Nelson’s “Rainbow Connection”
October 23, 2001
That’s the incomparable Willie Nelson, on the opening track for his new CD of music for children and families, “The Rainbow Connection,” with one of the most memorable instrumental solos in recent children’s music history. Read more "Willie Nelson’s “Rainbow Connection”" - Careers of Daring and Danger
October 22, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Careers-of-Daring-and-Danger.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 10/22/2001 Careers of Daring and Danger Transcript The October, 1901, issue of St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls contained the last ... - Teen INK
October 18, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Teen-Read-Week-TeenInk.mp3 Author Rosie Russo Air Date 10/18/2001 Teen INK Transcript Whether it’s Teen Read Week or a week during summer vacation when it’s rained every day and there ... - Teen Read Week: Girls Talking
October 17, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Teen-Read-Week-Girls-Talking.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 10/17/2001 Teen Read Week: Girls Talking Transcript Some “girls” may “just want to have fun,” but a lot of ... - Dictionary Day
October 16, 2001
In honor of Dictionary Day, Shelley Fraser Mickle has looked up a story for us. Read more "Dictionary Day" - The Condiment Crusade
October 15, 2001
It’s School Lunch Week, and Barry Stewart Mann has a word to say on behalf of the most taken for granted ingredients on any lunch tray – the condiments. Read more "The Condiment Crusade" - Eleanor Roosevelt
October 11, 2001
The first voice you heard was that of Eleanor Roosevelt, followed by a verse from Jonathan Sprout’s musical tribute to this remarkable First Lady from his CD for children, “More American Heroes.” Read more "Eleanor Roosevelt" - Pretzels
October 10, 2001
Today, Shelley Fraser Mickle is bending her memory around pretzels. Read more "Pretzels" - Carl Stalling
October 9, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Carl-Stalling-Pioneer-Animator-.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 10/09/2001 Carl Stalling Transcript One of the great unsung heroes of Warner Brothers cartoons was composer, Carl Stalling. In the early 1920s, ... - The Laugh Test
October 8, 2001
Koren Stembridge has been in the toy stores recently and has this report about the difficulties of finding just the right plaything for her very young child. Read more "The Laugh Test" - Music for Dinosaur Month
October 5, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Music-for-Dinosaur-Month.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 10/5/2001 Music for Dinosaur Month Transcript October has been dubbed the Month of the Dinosaur, and if your family still hasn’t had ... - Buster Keaton
October 4, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Buster-Keaton.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 10/4/2001 Buster Keaton Transcript In the early days of cinema, when the only sound that came with a movie was provided by ... - Roller Skating
October 3, 2001
It’s Roller Skating Month, and Shelley Fraser Mickle has her key ready to tighten her skates. Read more "Roller Skating"