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.
- Real Wood Fires
December 22, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Real-Wood-Fires.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 12/22/2006 Real Wood Fires Transcript I’m thinking about the old fireplace in the home where I grew up. Of all that it ... - The Shortest Day
December 20, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Celebrating-the-Shortest-Day.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/20/2006 The Shortest Day Transcript The Winter Solstice occurs later this week. It’s the shortest day of the year, and it takes ... - Brownies and Sushi
December 19, 2006
Today, Lola Haskins is remembering being a Brownie. Read more "Brownies and Sushi" - “We All Fall Down”
December 18, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/We-All-Fall-Down.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 12/18/2006 “We All Fall Down” Transcript Have you ever stopped to consider how many times you fell down as a child? When ... - Christmas Stories
December 12, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Rereading-Holiday-Stories.mp3 Author Ramona Caponegro Air Date 12/12/2006 Christmas Stories Transcript As someone who has always wanted “just one more story,”I spend a great deal of time each year ... - Jane Addam’s Children
December 8, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Jane-Addams-and-Children.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/8/2006 Jane Addam’s Children Transcript It’s the 75th anniversary this coming Sunday, December 10th, of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize ... - Children’s Favorites
December 6, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Childrens-Favorite-Books-a-Century-Ago.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 12/6/2006 Children’s Favorites Transcript These days, a stroll past the desk in the children’s department of any public library will provide you ... - Rally Jacksonville
December 4, 2006
https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Rally-Jacksonville-A-Citys-Gift-to-Its-Children.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/4/2006 Rally Jacksonville Transcript As the Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, John Peyton launched a pre-kindergarten literacy program that is remarkable in its scope, its accomplishments, and ... - New Orleans Playground
December 1, 2006
That’s the New Orleans group, The Meters, with “They All Asked For You.” It’s their funky tribute to the city’s famous Audubon Zoo, and you can find it on a new CD from Putamayo Kids called New Orleans Playground. Read more ... - EduComics
November 30, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/EduComics.mp3 Author Stephanie Boluk Air Date 11/30/2006 EduComics Transcript “It takes practice to learn to ignore the news.” This is what the apathetic father of a young girl trying ... - Thanksgiving Lullabies
November 24, 2006
Imagine having this on the CD player in the car, as you’re chasing around from store to store with the kids, on the busiest shopping day of the year, when we’re all obliged to be out and doing. Read more "Thanksgiving ... - Thanksgiving and History
November 23, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Thanksgiving-some-holiday-history.mp3 Author Lauren Brosnihan Air Date 11/23/2006 Thanksgiving and History Transcript As we celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s difficult to imagine what that first celebration was like for the Allertons, ... - Maurice Sendak, Still Popping Up
November 17, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Maurice-Sendak-Still-Popping-Up.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/17/2006 Maurice Sendak Transcript You’re hearing Jean Shepard reading the opening lines from one of the most important American picture books of the ... - Nikki Grimes
November 16, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Talking-with-Nikki-Grimes.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 11/16/2006 Nikki Grimes Transcript Susan Raab recently spoke with the award-winning writer, Nikki Grimes, about her new book of poetry for children ... - Carlo Collodi and Pinocchio
November 14, 2006
Today is the birthday of Carlo Collodi, the author of Pinocchio, who based his famous character, at least in part, on himself as a child. Read more "Carlo Collodi and Pinocchio" - Children’s Book Week
November 13, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/National-Childrens-Book-Week.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/13/2006 Children’s Book Week Transcript This is National Children’s Book Week, which has been brought to us every year since 1919 by ... - You Are My Little Bird
November 10, 2006
That’s part of the opening song for Elizabeth Mitchell’s new CD, You Are My Little Bird from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Read more "You Are My Little Bird" - Happy Pepero Day
November 9, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Happy-Pepero-Day.mp3 Author Stephanie Boluk Air Date 11/9/2006 Happy Pepero Day Transcript Relationships and love are not taken lightly in South Korea. There are over twenty holidays devoted to celebrating ... - Tomie DePaola
November 8, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Talking-with-Tomie-DePaola.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 11/8/2006 Tomie DePaola Transcript Susan Raab had a wide-ranging conversation earlier this year with the well-known artist and author, Tomie DePaola, about ... - John Adams Unbound
November 6, 2006
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/John-Adams-Unbound.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/6/2006 Gilbert Stuart, John Adams, American, 1755 – 1828, c. 1800/1815, oil on canvas, Gift of Mrs. Robert Homans John Adams Unbound ...