Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Fine-Art-of-Sandcastles.mp3 Author Kachina Domenick Air Date 9/1/2005 Sandcastles Transcript A trip to the beach wouldn’t be the same without playing in the sand. Whether you want to build the perfect sand castle, make the highest drip-mountain, bury your best friend in sand and give them a mermaid’s tail, or try […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Barking-Through-the-Dog-Days-with-Books.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/3/2005 Barking Through the Dog Days Transcript It’s the “dog days” of summer, that are named for Sirius, the dog star, one of the brightest stars in the heavens at this time of year. But I suspect the dog days are also referring to […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Games-for-the-Car-the-Cabin-the-Tent.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 6/24/2005 Games for the Car, the Cabin, the Tent Transcript If you’re packing the car for vacation, you might want to include one of the many new books of games and puzzles to bounce along the interstate with your family, or to fill those […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Of-Fowls-and-Pants-Summer-Novels.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 7/18/2003 Of Fowls and Pants Transcript It’s the middle of summer, and the new movies are out and your children and teenagers have already seen them — at least once; they’ve already read the new Harry Potter book — at least once; and you […]
It’s really, truly summertime, and Shelley Fraser Mickle is remembering a very special trip to the beach – in Arkansas.
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Books-for-the-Start-of-Summer.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 6/16/2003 The Start of Summer Reading Transcript If you’re looking for books for young people that will help to fill the long summer days that are already with us, you might try a series of activity books for elementary school age children from Kids […]
It’s July, and it’s hot, and that has been reminding Shelley Fraser Mickle about her first air conditioner.
If your youngsters are away at camp, you may want to get some mailing boxes ready. Take it from Shelley Fraser Mickle.
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Books-for-Camp-Sleepovers.mp3 Author Rosie Russo Air Date 7/5/2001 Books for Camp, Summer Games and Sleep Overs Transcript Part of the fun of summer for kids used to be learning and enjoying a whole bunch of things that you never did during the regular school year. Like making smores or spider dogs […]
William Jay Smith is one of our leading poets for young people. He joins us today with some poems to begin the month of July.