Tag: Lauren Brosnihan
Thanksgiving and History
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, Hopkinses, and other families who broke bread together on that autumn day nearly four hundred years ago. How do we even know […]
Rediscovering Recess
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Rediscovering-Recess.mp3 Author Lauren Brosnihan Air Date 11/8/2005 Rediscovering Recess Transcript When you ask a child what their favorite subject in school is, the answer is often, “Recess.” As far back as 1884, in a paper delivered before the Department of Superintendents of the National Education Association, the philosopher and educator, […]
In America
That’s Kristy Sullivan, who has just used up one of the three wishes she thinks she has in life by safely crossing the Canadian-American border with her family on their way to New York City.
Of New Zealand and Kiwis
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Of-New-Zealand-and-Kiwis.mp3 Author Lauren Brosnihan Air Date 2/15/2005 Of New Zealand and Kiwis Transcript On February 6th New Zealanders celebrate a national holiday. On and off during the 20th century it was called both Waitangi Day and New Zealand Day in commemoration of the signing of the Waitangi Treaty in 1840. […]
Winter Carnivals
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Winter-Carnivals.mp3 Author Lauren Brosnihan Air Date 1/20/2005 Winter Carnivals Transcript Bears may hibernate throughout the winter but children and adults with a child’s imagination and immunity from the cold embrace the activities of winter and join in snow and ice festivals and winter carnivals around the world. There are toboggan […]
Louis Braille
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Louis-Braille.mp3 Author Lauren Brosnihan Air Date 1/6/2005 Louis Braille Transcript This week we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille. Born January 4 1809, we remember his life, his contributions and his international legacy, which is best summarized by the words on a plaque in his hometown of […]
So Early in the Morning
We have just listened to the grandchildren of the legendary singer and musician, Robert Clancy of the legendary Clancy Brothers.
James Joyce’s Children’s Book
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/James-Joyce-Childrens-Book-Author-.mp3 Author Lauren Brosnihan Air Date 2/3/2004 James Joyce’s Children’s Book Transcript James Joyce is famous for his gifts as a poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist. In fact, in 2004 Joyceans everywhere will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of one of the most memorable walks in literature — the […]
A Child’s Christmas in Wales
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/A-Childs-Christmas-in-Wales.mp3 Author Lauren Brosnihan Air Date 12/25/2003 A Child’s Christmas in Wales Transcript Though it’s a small country, many Christmas holiday traditions have their origins in Wales. For instance, some musicologists believe one of the most joyful and exuberant carols, “Deck the Halls” to be of Welsh origin. Caroling fits […]
History and Thanksgiving
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/History-and-Thanksgiving-.mp3 Author Lauren Brosnihan Air Date 11/27/2003 History and Thanksgiving Transcript As we celebrate Thanksgiving it’s difficult to imagine what that first celebration was like for the Allertons, Hopkinses, and other families who broke bread together on that autumn day nearly four hundred years ago. How do we even know […]