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.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
November 12, 1999
Today, Fiona Barnes discusses Robert Stevenson’s poetry for children. Read more "Robert Louis Stevenson" - Sesame Street
November 11, 1999
There are few television shows that have been more important to more children than Sesame Street. Here is Elaine Needelman with some reflections about the program. Read more "Sesame Street" - “Stretch Your Wings”: Famous Black Quotations for Teens
November 10, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Famous-Black-Quotations.mp3 Author Jim Haskins Air Date 11/10/1999 “Stretch Your Wings” Transcript Today, to mark the anniversary of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jim Haskins, himself the author ... - Remembering Pinocchio
November 9, 1999
Later this month, it’s the birthday of the Italian writer Carlo Collodi. Today, Shelley Fraser Mickle offers a remembering that grows out of his most famous creation, Pinocchio. Read more "Remembering Pinocchio" - National Chemistry Week
November 8, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/National-Chemistry-Week.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/8/1999 National Chemistry Week Transcript This is National Chemistry Week. My father was an inorganic, analytical chemist. “Inorganic” means metal, he tells ... - St. Nicholas Day
November 6, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/St-Nicholas-Day.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 12/6/1999 St. Nicholas Day Transcript Before he became a rotund Dutch uncle, smoking a long-stemmed clay pipe and trying to stuff his ... - Pokemon The Movie
November 5, 1999
If you have elementary school-age children in your life, then you probably know about Pokemon: the TV show, the action figures, and other toys. In the next weeks, you’re going to be hearing a lot about Pokemon: The Movie. Here’s ... - Getting Connected
November 4, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Getting-Connected.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 11/4/1999 Getting Connected Transcript At the public library where I work, some of the most challenging questions I answer are from students ... - Good Grief the Leaf
November 3, 1999
New seasons mean change, but sometimes we just want to stay where we were. Barry Stewart Mann, the winner of this year’s National Storyteller of the Year Contest, held in Columbus, Ohio over the Labor Day weekend, has a story ... - Word Lists
November 2, 1999
As curator of a collection of late 18th, 19th, and early 20th century children’s books, curator Rita Smith comes across many things children have tucked into the pages of a book and forgotten about. Today, she’s here to discuss some ... - Carl Orff’s Music for Children
November 1, 1999
You’re hearing a section from one of the most delightful musical albums ever made for young people — Carl Orff’s “Music for Children,” which was first released in the late 1950s. Read more "Carl Orff’s Music for Children" - “Little Orphant Annie” for Halloween
October 29, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/James-Riley-Orphan-Annie-1.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 10/29/1999 “Little Orphant Annie” Transcript James Whitcomb Riley was a widely known Indiana poet ofthe late 1800s. He was so popular that ... - Jonas Salk
October 28, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Jonas-Salk.mp3 Author Shelley Fraser Mickle Air Date 10/28/1999 Jonas Salk Transcript Here is Shelley Fraser Mickle with a remembering for us. Today is Jonas Salk’s birthday. He would be eighty-five ... - Teddy Roosevelt
October 27, 1999
Here’s Rita Smith with a Lost and Found essay about Theodore Roosevelt. Read more "Teddy Roosevelt" - Walt Disney Presents
October 26, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Disney-Presents.mp3 Author Elaine Needelman Air Date 10/26/1999 Disney Presents Transcript Tomorrow marks the anniversary of one of television’s most successful shows, the first prime-time t.v. show for both ... - Family Folklore Books
October 25, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Family-History-Month.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 10/25/1999 Family Folklore Books Transcript I have an assignment for you. I can’t help it; it’s the teacher in me. It’s Family ... - Princess Mononoke
October 22, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Princess-Mononoke.mp3 Author Elaine Needelman Air Date 10/22/1999 Princess Mononoke Transcript Today, Elaine Needelman has a review for us of an enormously popular animated film from Japan that promises ... - Winnie the Pooh’s Anniversary
October 21, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Winnie-the-Pooh.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 10/21/1999 Winnie the Pooh’s Anniversary Transcript It seems like we should be throwing some kind of party today, a big party with ... - Singing the Blues with Mr. Johnnie Billington
October 20, 1999
We’re listening to a little of the closing day concert for a week-long workshop that Mr. Johnnie Billington, a Master Folk Artist from the Mississippi Delta, has been holding here at the University of Florida to teach middle-school students how ... - Teen Read Week 2
October 19, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Teen-Read-Week-NYE.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 10/19/1999 Teen Read Week Transcript We’re talking about some of the things that are happening in the world of children’s culture. One ...