Welcome to the newly expanded PebbleGo suite, featuring tools for active learning, content curation features, and other enhancements designed specifically for the classroom. With these digital tools and resources, K-5 classroom educators can create a bridge to literacy while helping students develop a lifelong love of reading and learning.
Districts and schools can choose from a range of flexible options to deploy the content and tools that are right for them. The suite can be used to support lesson planning, whole group and small group instruction, independent practice, content creation, family engagement, and more.
An updated Create tool provides a digital workspace for students to demonstrate learning and share knowledge. When students click “Create” from any PebbleGo or PebbleGo Next article, they can select a ready-made or blank template and unleash their creativity using a variety of media features. With this tool, educators can empower student voice and choice while helping them deepen their learning and retention of essential concepts. Educators can also use the Create tool to create shareable lessons and activities, and monitor what students are creating.
The Connect tool includes a variety of features designed to save educators time while supporting active teaching and learning. A search tool makes it easy to find content to support state standards. Educators can also explore ready-made activity bundles for project-based learning and view trending content for lesson plan inspiration.
Formats/platforms used:
24/7 access from school, home, or anywhere with internet access
508 & WCAG 2.0 Compliant Technology
Copy Link feature generates a direct link to specific content – no login required
Read-aloud audio supports a variety of reader needs including those of pre-readers, below grade level readers, and readers learning English
Primary Website URL:
https://www.pebblego.com/
Problem solved:
Developed with the specific needs of elementary learners in mind. PebbleGo is a collection of nonfiction articles specifically designed for K-2 students who are often underserved by products more broadly labelled K-5. Packed with informational text, ready-made activities, and literacy supports for students of all abilities, it boosts engagement and fosters independent learning in core subject areas.
PebbleGo Next is the ideal enhancement to a PebbleGo subscription, providing 3rd-5th grade students with hundreds of curriculum-connected articles. Available Modules for PebbleGo Next include Health Science, Animals Biographies, Social Studies, States and Indigenous Peoples’ History.
Grades/age range:
K-5
Does your product address core/supplemental/special needs/extracurricular/professional development?
Supplemental
Subject/topics:
PebbleGo - Animals, Biographies, Health, Science, Social Studies
PebbleGo Next - Biographies, Health, Indigenous People’s History, Science, Social Studies, US States
Pricing model:
Each package starts with PebbleGo articles for K-2 learners. PebbleGo Modules Include: Animals, Health, Science, Social Studies, and Biographies. For additional information, visit: https://www.pebblego.com/pricing
Additional services/features:
Keep your kids in the flow of learning over the summer with PebbleGo and Capstone Interactive eBooks. These activities are designed to be easy to follow for parents and caregivers, but you can introduce any of the resources before school ends to set your students up for summer success.
Guided Activities Download and share over 50 guided activities across Animals, Science, Social Studies, Health and Biographies. These activities range from those that learners can enjoy independently, like word searches and crosswords, to those that encourage family activity and discussion, like ‘Interview a Senior Citizen’.
No Fuss Schedules These K-2 and 3-5 schedules provide eight weeks of guidance with a sequence of related articles, books, activities, and extra reading opportunities to give students a connected weekly reading experience. All articles, books, and activities are included in the summer reading pilot.
Summer Holiday Calendars From just-for-fun holidays like National Frog Jumping Day to important commemorations and awareness-raising holidays like Juneteenth, each holiday on the PebbleGo calendar has a corresponding suggested article that will inspire you to turn each day into a learning opportunity. Articles from both PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next are included.
Summer Choice Boards Choice boards curate your PebbleGo and eBook content into collections according to theme. They are designed to inspire you, other educators, and families as you create summer learning opportunities together. Explore a variety of choice boards that encourage learners to engage with their world and communities, plus a 12-week guided virtual summer camp created by Shannon McClintock Miller.
What makes PebbleGo unique?
PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next meet multiple learner needs. Read-aloud audio is a research-based scaffold that helps students acquire content knowledge as their reading skills develop. It is particularly important for multi-lingual students learning English and students with certain print disabilities. Because PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next serve different grade levels, K-2 students in particular get the benefit of a platform designed specifically for the needs and skills rather than have incomplete and frustrating experiences with other products label K-5 that are really only suitable for the upper grades.
Characteristics:
24/7 access from school, home, or anywhere with internet access • 508 & WCAG 2.0 Compliant Technology • Read-aloud audio is a research-based scaffold that helps students acquire content knowledge as their reading skills develop. Schools that use Clever or Google Classroom can now provide single sign-on (SSO) and a seamless login experience across the PebbleGo suite. Each digital component of the suite also features enhanced user interfaces and navigation tools for students and teachers.
Easy to Navigate - Guided keyword searching • Consistent navigation makes information easy to find and recognize • Simple imagery makes icons identifiable for pre-readers • Glossaries and definitions • Additional features such as range maps, timelines, experiments, and critical thinking questions vary by product and content area • Citations with a click of a button
Engaging to Use - Read-aloud audio by professional voice artists • Text-highlighting to follow along with read-aloud • Video and/or audio clips for most articles
Culturally relevant - As a creator of content for children, the company embraces their responsibility to celebrate and share the diverse voices and perspectives of their readers and communities.
Here’s what users are saying:
“I like how easy it is for the students to use. I can give about a 5-minute presentation on how to log in and navigate the program and then just let them go. After using it in library lessons, I have to "pull" them off of it when our class time ends.”
--Kathy Grupe, Library Media Specialist, West Birdville Elementary School (Haltom City, TX)
“My absolute favorite part is the Citation link. When teaching source citation, the kids can see, with the click of the link, how each citation is specific to the article they are reading, includes the web address and the date. All which they are required to use and learn.”
--Cristine Ragland, Librarian, Fairview-Miss Jewel Elementary School (Copperas, TX)
