Building on the enthusiasm and the talents of your team, I work with you to create eye-grabbing materials that align with developmentally appropriate practice for the ages and stages you serve.
“Karen quickly got up to speed on the project and was able to help us identify areas where her expertise would serve us best. What I valued most about Karen’s work was her ability to take things that were already there and enhance the literacy aspects, small tweaks helped us see the potential for literacy-building in all facets of the program.”
Recent projects
Designed an evaluation process from the ground up to inform and improve the design and delivery process for The Clay Studio, Claymobile school residencies.
Worked collaboratively with Victoria Prizzia, principal of Habithèque Inc., to expand the River Alive! exhibition at the Independence Seaport Museum into Habithèque’s latest project, an outdoor interactive experience: the River Alive! Learning Trail.
Designed a set of four kits, including activity booklets, for Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Inc. to be used by families in the park, facilitating family learning and interaction with nature.
“Karen has provided her expertise to the project [River Alive Learning Trail] to help us weave a compelling river story that is: fun to play with; cultivates inter-generational communication; creates a foundation for building 21st century learning skills; sets out to support children’s healthy development; and serves as a roadmap for replication by other organizations and expansion watershed-wide.”
“Karen has been incredibly helpful in helping us develop new design parameters for a number of our playful learning installations as well as methods for assessing their impact.”
Philadelphia Water Department publication to increase early literacy and understanding of the urban watershed.
“Splash Cards,” created 4 interactive, self-guided tours for families with young children for the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. Each card includes prompts to continue the learning in participants’ home neighborhood.
Three curricular strands created for Free Library of Philadelphia; a fun family activity guide, a K-3 teachers guide and a librarian guide.
“Play Everywhere Literacy Installations,” The Clay Studio, literacy-rich Play Pages for the installations mounted at Philadelphia Free Library Branches.
Early literacy and project sheets for The Clay Studio, for inclusion with book give-aways and clay project kits for at-home family experiences.
Caregiver activity and tip sheet for revised edition of: Mussels in the Wild, Habithèque Inc.
Created a matrix for Free Library of Philadelphia’s multi-age literacy booklet for neighborhood groups and families addressing “Summer Slide.”
Caregiver tip sheet included in all book give-aways, Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, early literacy program.