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.
- Voices From Two New Poetry Books
April 12, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Two-New-Poetry-Books-.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 4/12/2001 Voices From Two New Poetry Books Transcript One of the things most precious to a poet is what is called his ... - Eve Merriam’s Inner City Nursery Rhymes
April 11, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Merriam-and-Mother-Goose.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 4/11/2001 Eve Merriam’s Inner City Nursery Rhymes Transcript In 1969, Eve Merriam published a collection of verse entitled, The Inner City Mother ... - “Re-Bop Read Aloud For Kids, By Kids”
April 10, 2001
You’re hearing Ruthie, who’s eight, reciting part of the poem, “Where a Cloud Sleeps” from a wonderful CD called “Re-Bop Read Aloud / For Kids, By Kids” from ReBop Records in Marshfield, Vermont. Read more "“Re-Bop Read Aloud For Kids, ... - New Science Books
April 9, 2001
Heather Tomasello has a few suggestions today about some new science books. Read more "New Science Books" - Books for Passover
April 6, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Books-for-Passover.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 4/6/2001 Books for Passover Transcript That’s Sarah Jessica Parker playing a roving reporter, and a young friend with the right answer to ... - The Golden Rule
April 5, 2001
Shelley Fraser Mickle has some thoughts for us about this week’s celebration of that ancient moral and ethical principle – the Golden Rule. Read more "The Golden Rule" - Be Kind to Animals Month
April 4, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Be-Kind-to-Animals-.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 4/4/2001 Be Kind to Animals Month Transcript The virtue of kindness was an important one at the turn of the 19th century ... - John McCutcheon’s “Springsongs”
April 3, 2001
That’s John McCutcheon with a little of “April Fool,” from his splendid recording, “SpringSongs,” from Rounder Records. Read more "John McCutcheon’s “Springsongs”" - Hans Christian Andersen
April 2, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Hans-Christian-Anderson-.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 4/2/2001 Hans Christian Andersen Transcript It’s Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday today. He was born in the little Danish town of Odense, in ... - No Homework Day
March 30, 2001
A school day without homework – Shelley Fraser Mickle can remember just such a remarkable gift. Read more "No Homework Day" - Van Gogh’s Birthday
March 29, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Youth-Art-Month-Van-Gogh.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 3/29/2001 Van Gogh’s Birthday Transcript Yesterday was the anniversary of Vincent Van Gogh’s birthday. The supremely difficult life of the Dutch painter ... - Robert Frost
March 28, 2001
Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 03/28/2001 Robert Frost Transcript One of America’s most beloved poets, Robert Frost, is unique in that he is one of the few, quote-unquote, “serious” poets ... - Patty Smith Hill and “Happy Birthday to You”
March 27, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Happy-Birthday-to-Patty-Smith-Hill.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 3/27/2001 Patty Smith Hill and “Happy Birthday to You” Transcript We all know the song, and probably can’t remember when we first ... - Randolph Caldecott’s Picture Books
March 26, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Randolph-Caldecotts-Rollicking-Picture-Books.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 3/26/2001 Randolph Caldecott’s Picture Books Transcript Many people are familiar with Randolph Caldecott’s name because the Caldecott Medal, given annually to the ... - Peter Sis’s Madlenka
March 23, 2001
Author John Cech Air Date 3/23/2001 Peter Sis’s Madlenka Transcript March is National Umbrella Month, a time, as Chase’s Calendar of Events tells us, that is “dedicated to the use of ... - National Goof Off Day
March 22, 2001
National Goof Off Day is coming up at the end of next week, and according to Shelley Fraser Mickle, you don’t want to miss it. In fact, she’s getting an early start. Read more "National Goof Off Day" - Johann Sebastian Bach
March 21, 2001
That’s a little from the opening of the award-winning CD — Mr. Bach Comes to Call from “Classical Kids.” Read more "Johann Sebastian Bach" - Happy Birthday to Rosie
March 20, 2001
That’s Rosie O’Donnell doing stand up in the baby ward for the other newborns, from her HBO special, “Kids are Punny.” Read more "Happy Birthday to Rosie" - Women’s History Sites
March 14, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Womens-History-Sites.mp3 Author Heather Tomasello Air Date 3/14/2005 Women’s History Sites Transcript March is Women’s History Month, an especially appropriate time for you and your children to visit several ... - Books of Trades
March 13, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Books-of-Trade.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 3/13/2005 Books of Trades Transcript What Do People Do all Day? is the title of a book by Richard Scarry published in ...