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.
- Black History Month
February 1, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Black-History-Month.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/1/2001 Black History Month Transcript That’s Medicine Man Ya-Ya reciting the last part of Maulana Karenga’s Libation Statement that opens the CD, ... - Edgar Allen Poe
January 31, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Edgar-Allen-Poe.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/31/2001 Edgar Allen Poe Transcript It’s the birthday this month of Edgar Allen Poe, and you’ve been hearing Ted Jacobs’ fine musical ... - Gelett Burgess
January 30, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Gelett-Burgess.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 1/30/2001 Gelett Burgess Transcript Gelett Burgess, was an American editor, writer, and humorist, born in Boston on January 30, 1866. Although he ... - National Kazoo Day
January 29, 2001
You’re hearing one of the most maligned of instruments — the kazoo — being featured in that excerpt from Jim Queskin’s classic “Jug Band Music.” Read more "National Kazoo Day" - Nelly Bly
January 25, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Nelly-Bly.mp3 Author Heather Tomasello (read by Rita Smith) Air Date 1/25/2001 Nelly Bly Transcript On this day in 1889 Nellie Bly, a twenty-five year old reporter for The ... - Potty Books
January 24, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Potty-Books.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 1/24/2001 Potty Books Transcript Incredible as it may sound, someone has pronounced January 27th to be National “Love ... - Learning Russian
January 23, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Learning-Russian.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/23/2001 Learning Russian Transcript One of our close friends is Russian, and she is raising her young child to speak that language ... - Talk to Your Cat Day
January 22, 2001
Today, Shelley Fraser Mickle is remembering an intriguing conversation – with a cat. Read more "Talk to Your Cat Day" - “From the Top”
January 18, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/From-the-Top.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 1/18/2001 “From the Top” Transcript “From the Top” is a year old this month, and we should all ... - Coming of Age Day
January 17, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Coming-of-Age-in-Japan.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 1/17/2001 Coming of Age Day Transcript This past week in Japan, tens of thousand of young men and ... - “Kids on the Move” Exhibition
January 16, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Kids-on-the-Move.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/16/2001 “Kids on the Move” Exhibition Transcript Today we’re celebrating the day the clamp-on roller skate was patented — a truly important ... - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 15, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/ML-King-Day-1.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/15/2001 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Transcript It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day today, a time for tributes to this remarkable leader ... - Hugh Lofting
January 12, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Hugh-Lofting.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 1/12/2001 Hugh Lofting Transcript This weekend is the late Hugh Lofting’s birthday. Lofting, who was born in Maidenhead England in 1886, holds a ... - Internet for Young Filmmakers
January 11, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Internet-for-Filmakers.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 1/11/2001 Internet for Young Filmmakers Transcript With the arrival of less expensive digital cameras and the editing programs ... - Reach Your Potential Month
January 10, 2001
Reaching potentials: Shelley Fraser Mickle has some thoughts on that for us today. Read more "Reach Your Potential Month" - Bill Crofut’s “Dance on a Moonbeam”
January 8, 2001
That’s the late Bill Crofut, performing part of his wonderful alphabet song, “Alligator Hedgehog,” from this new CD that he finished just before he died, called “Dance on a Moonbeam.” Read more "Bill Crofut’s “Dance on a Moonbeam”" - Kids-Space
January 5, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Kids-Space-1.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 1/5/2001 Kids-Space Transcript Kids-Space is an award-winning website that offers children from around the world a place to post ... - Soup Month
January 4, 2001
It’s National Soup Month, and guess what Shelley Fraser Mickle is remembering today. Read more "Soup Month" - J. R. R. Tolkien
January 3, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/JRR-Tolkien.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 1/3/2001 J. R. R. Tolkien Transcript A recent poll of 25,000 avid readers in the United Kingdom voted The Lord of the ... - Poetry and Pictures for the Year
January 2, 2001
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Poetry-and-Pictures.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 01/02/2001 Poetry and Pictures for the Year Transcript There are all kinds of ways to help us mark the passage of ...