Where K-3 Students Go to Find Answers
A curriculum-connected research tool for elementary school educators
PebbleGo Next is the ideal enhancement to your PebbleGo subscription. With it, you’ll provide 3rd-5th grade students with hundreds of curriculum-connected articles designed for their specific needs in:
What is PebbleGo?
PebbleGo is a curricular content hub specifically designed for K-3 students. Packed with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy supports for students of all abilities, it boosts engagement and fosters independent learning in core subject areas. Your students will love exploring PebbleGo time and time again.
Choose from over 1,500 articles across 5 subjects
No matter the subject you’re teaching or the unique needs and interests of your students, PebbleGo has you covered. Complete with scaffolding to support differentiated instruction, engaging multimedia within each article to maximize comprehension, and interactive lessons, activities, and games to reinforce learning, PebbleGo is the go-to K-3 resource for teachers across the country.
Available Subjects:
PebbleGo is the whole-school solution you’re looking for!
Engage K–3 students with content created for their specific needs and curriculum.
Increase understanding, regardless of reading ability, with authentic read-aloud audio.
Foster independence in young learners of all abilities with simple, consistent navigation.
Teach foundational concepts such as applying critical thinking skills to online information, including source citation.
Enhance your instruction with lesson plans and other extended learning opportunities.
Support dual language development and content knowledge simultaneously by easily switching between English and Spanish with add-on Spanish modules.
Bridge the digital divide by accessing articles anywhere, anytime, and on any device with internet access.
Dive deeper with optional add-on audio eBook collections linked to popular subject areas.
Take the next step with additional curriculum-connected add-on modules designed to meet the needs of grades 3–5 in PebbleGo Next.
PebbleGo Next is the ideal enhancement to your PebbleGo subscription. With it, you’ll provide 3rd-5th grade students with hundreds of curriculum-connected articles designed for their specific needs in:
How PebbleGo Next helps:
- Engages upper elementary students with subject matter created for, and correlated to, state & national curriculum standards
- Increases understanding, regardless of reading abilitywith scaffolding supports:
- Authentic read-aloud audio
- Academic vocabulary words with definitions
- Images, video, and audio in each article
- Enhances instruction with critical thinking questions to encourage reflection and connection
- Fosters independence in learners with simple, consistent navigation
The PebbleGo Next experience has been upgraded.
New, modern look with all of the functionality and features you and your students love.
Access matters.
PebbleGo Next is accessible to students of all abilities and is Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 AA compliant.
Any device. Anywhere.
PebbleGo Next is fully mobile-responsive, ensuring students can access the database on smartphones, tablets, and computers.
Ease and choice.
A new, connected PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next experience makes it easier than ever to find nonfiction content at the appropriate reading and interest levels.
Support and supplement your curriculum with content for your entire school
Capstone Connect is your gateway to 1000s of pieces of K-5 standards-aligned content comprised of nonfiction articles, eBook bundles, and instructional ideas.
Educators can easily find and share educationally appropriate content with evidence-based scaffolds such as read-aloud audio for individual, small group, and whole-class instruction. Plus, easy-to-follow activity bundles provide inspiration for lesson support that engages and inspires students.
Consortia Pricing
The consortia currently includes 68 schools. If the consortia grows to 75+ schools, pricing drops for everyone!
Purchase orders must be made out using pricing as listed on this page to: Vita-Learn • 34 Blair Park Road, Suite 104 PMB323 • Williston, VT 05495. If the consortia grows to 75 schools or more, invoiced prices will drop more!!
Consortia Pricing for 2023-2024 school year (For all Vita-learn schools, Valid through December 31, 2023)
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Bronze Package $910
All Five Pebble Go or PebbleGo Next Databases.
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Silver Package $1260
PebbleGo Plus + 1 Add-on.
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Gold Package $1400
PebbleGo Plus 2 Add-ons.
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Platinum Package $1680
PebbleGo Plus All 3 Add-ons.
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Capstone Create $475
PebbleGo Create is an intuitive digital workspace for students to demonstrate learning and share their knowledge from PebbleGo.
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Capstone Connect $750
Includes 140 eBooks ($5000 value). Available as an add-on to PebbleGo Silver or above accounts (or Bronze for schools that are early elementary grades only)
Note that Read More is being discontinued. For current subscribers of Read More, you may renew and maintain access to your Read More resources, but you cannot add Read More to your subscription, and Platinum level is not available to new subscribers.
Non-Consortia pricing for PebbleGo for the 2023-24 school year starts at $1399 for Bronze. Consortia members save 30%!!
Pricing will increase for new subscribers and renewals for orders placed on or after January 1, 2024. Schools can lock in current pricing for the 2024-2025 school year by placing a multi-year order for 2023-24 and 2024-25 by July 15, 2023.
For more details, please see the FAQ below.
New Subscriber Pricing (Valid Jan 1, 2024 and Beyond For new 2023-24 Subscribers)
Renewal Pricing (valid Jan 1, 2024 and beyond for current 2022-23 subscribers)
This pricing is available to all Vermont schools, public and non-public. If you are already a current subscriber, please place your renewal order via Vita-Learn and the form below in order to get the discounted pricing.
Renewal and New Subscriber Orders must be placed by June 15. Invoices will issued in early July, and they will reflect a July 31 payment due date. It is critical that orders are placed by the deadline to see if the consortia will reach 75+ schools to qualify for even better pricing!
All consortia participants need to be part of a Vita-Learn Institutional member SU/district. Most Vermont SUs/SDs are already members. If you are unsure, please check with your CTO/CIO or you can email us to ask! Non-public schools are also required to become Institutional members as well. If your school is very small, please inquire about discounted membership rates.
Practically all subscribers share a common subscription anniversary date of August 1. If your school’s subscription anniversary date does not align with the consort, please contact Jeff Mao for pro-rated pricing to get you synced with the consortia! All new subscribers will join the common subscription start date of August 1.If you have questions, please contact Jeff Mao, director@vita-learn.org.
The price for current subscribers will not increase until your 2024-2025 renewal (next year). Prices for renewals for the upcoming school year are unchanged.
Current subscribers will see a vastly reduced price increase of only 3%. See Renewal Pricing (valid Jan 1, 2024 and beyond for current 2022-23 subscribers) above for the 2024-25 renewal pricing.
Pricing for PebbleGo is increasing for all non-consortia subscribers globally for the 2023-2024 school year. As a consortia member, new subscribers receive special pricing for the 2023-2024 school year. Your first renewal (2024-2025 school year) will be see a price increase (see New Subscriber Pricing (Valid Jan 1, 2024 and Beyond For new 2023-24 Subscribers) above).
New subscribers can lock in the current consortia pricing for 2 years (2023-24 and 2024-25 school years) by purchasing a multi-year license this year.
Yes! New and current subscribers can take advantage of the Vita-Learn Consortia’s special pricing and avoid a price increase for the 2024-25 school year by purchasing a 2-year subscription now!
Only Vermont schools (or schools that serve Vermont students) are eligible to participate. Public schools must be a part of an Institutional member SU/District. Independent schools should be Institutional members as well (please inquire about discounted pricing for small independent schools).
