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.
- Edward Lear
May 12, 2000
You’re hearing part of Carly and Lucy Simon’s version of Edward Lear’s “The Owl and the Pussycat.” Read more "Edward Lear" - Gelett Burgess’ Goops
May 11, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Goops.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 5/11/2000 Gelett Burgess’ Goops Transcript Today we are celebrating Etiquette Day. Multitudes of etiquette books have been written over the years for ... - Etiquette Week
May 10, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Etiquette-Week.mp3 Author Shelley Fraser Mickle Air Date 5/10/2000 Etiquette Week Transcript This is National Etiquette Week, and to a child, there is almost nothing more boring than learning ... - Mental Hygiene Films
May 9, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Mental-Hygiene-Films.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 5/9/2000 Mental Hygiene Films Transcript I remember vividly to this day a spring morning in high school, back in the early 1960s, ... - James M. Barrie
May 8, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/James-Barrie.mp3 Author Rita Smith with Fiona Barnes Air Date 5/8/2000 James M. Barrie Transcript James M. Barrie was born May 9, 1860. Donna R. White, writing in the ... - MP3s
May 5, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/MP3s.mp3 Author Koren Stembridge Air Date 5/5/2000 MP3s Transcript Here’s Koren Stembridge on the Internet. Last Wednesday evening, I got my first introduction to MP3s. Don’t worry, I’ll explain. ... - Invisible Ink
May 3, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Invisible-Ink.mp3 Author Shelley Fraser Mickle Air Date 5/3/2000 Invisible Ink Transcript This is the anniversary of the invention of invisible ink. To a child who has learned to ... - Dr. Spock
May 2, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Dr-Spock.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 5/2/2000 Dr. Spock Transcript Dr. Benjamin Spock was born today in 1903, in New Haven, Connectict, into a solidly conservative New England ... - May Day
May 1, 2000
That’s the late, great, beat poet, Allen Ginsberg with friends singing a part of their 1969, slightly off-key version of one of William Blake’s “Songs of Innocence”–the “Echoing Green.” Read more "May Day" - Arbor Day
April 28, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Arbor-Day.mp3 Author Koren Stembridge Air Date 4/28/2000 Arbor Day Transcript Here’s Koren Stembridge on the Internet. I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree A tree ... - The Field of Bollians
April 27, 2000
It’s Tell A Story Day today, and to celebrate, here’s Barry Stewart Mann from Atlanta, who practices this most ancient of art forms everyday. Read more "The Field of Bollians" - Your First Kiss Day
April 26, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Remember-Your-First-Kiss-Day.mp3 Author Shelley Fraser Mickle Air Date 4/26/2000 Your First Kiss Day Transcript Today is Remember Your First Kiss Day. Now, everybody knows that talking about your first ... - Palmer Cox’s Birthday
April 25, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Palmer-Cox.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 4/25/2000 Palmer Cox’s Birthday Transcript This week we celebrate the birthday of Palmer Cox, one of the most popular American writers for ... - Langston Hughes
April 24, 2000
Here’s Jim Haskins with some thoughts about the life and work of Langston Hughes. Read more "Langston Hughes" - Kindergarten Day
April 21, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Kindergarten-Day.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 4/21/2000 Kindergarten Day Transcript Today is Kindergarten Day, which is celebrated in honor of Friedrich Froebel who was born today in 1782 ... - Joking Around on the Internet
April 20, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Joking-Around-the-Internet.mp3 Author Koren Stembridge Air Date 4/20/2000 Joking Around Transcript It’s National Humor Month, and Koren Stembridge has been joking around the Internet, looking for funny sites for ... - Roman Vishniac
April 19, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Roman-Vishniac.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 4/19/2000 Roman Vishniac Transcript Perhaps it is the first warm day of spring, and the boys in the picture have pulled off ... - Manners for Boys
April 18, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Manners-II.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 4/18/2000 Manners for Boys Transcript Boys and manners? It’s not as oxymoronic as it sounds, as Rita Smith informs us in her ... - National Bubblegum Week
April 17, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/National-Bubblegum-Week.mp3 Author Shelley Fraser Mickle Air Date 4/17/2000 National Bubblegum Week Transcript This is National Bubblegum Week, and I have to admit bubblegum has gotten me into some ... - Poetry Collections
April 14, 2000
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Poetry-Collections.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 4/14/2000 Poetry Collections Transcript When kids get to pick out the poetry that they like, as you can imagine, they’ll usually go ...