A Glance at our Grants: Learning Reading and Research Skills at Fairmount (Episode 8)
Channel: dg58 youtube
Date: 2016-11-01

Last school year, three District 58 schools – Fairmount, Belle Aire and Pierce Downer – received Education Foundation grants for the PebbleGo database. PebbleGo is an interactive online resource that helps young students develop their reading and research skills while learning about a variety of academic topics.

We visited Fairmount School to learn more about how students use PebbleGo. Fairmount second grader Claire said that her class learns a lot with PebbleGo – from famous people in history to animals in science.

“I like to go home and I like to go on PebbleGo and figure out things about animals,” Claire said.

Fairmount LRC teacher Mrs. Elizabeth Stroud taught students about Dr. Seuss using PebbleGo. While a narrator read Dr. Seuss’s biography, the words being spoken were highlighted on the screen. This helped students follow along. 

“They’re just able to understand all this tough information in an easy way,” said Mrs, Stroud. “In social studies, if they’re learning about communities and families, or in science if they’re learning about simple machines or animals, all of that is on PebbleGo and it’s easy for them to access. It’s really nicely organized for them and it’s a great way for them to gain more knowledge.” 

“I think PebbleGo is something that you can go on every day and figure out things about amazing things!” Claire added.