consider your options.
Let's say you want your child to study one book per month this school year.
You can go the traditional route and buy study guides for each title from a bookstore. You’ll pay an average of $23.00 per study guide.
Alternatively, you can join the Pelican Society! See how these options compare:
| Buy TraditionalStudy Guides | Join the Pelican Society | |
|---|---|---|
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$207
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$199
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| How many guides will I get? | ||
| How many guides will I get? | 9 | 60+(with new guides added regularly) |
| Will I get teacher training? | ||
| Will I get teacher training? | NO | YESYou’ll get access to Teaching the Classics, an in-depth teacher training course where experts show you how to teach any story. |
| Will I get a complete curriculum? | ||
| Will I get a complete curriculum? | NO | YES You’ll get a K-12 scope & sequence that integrates and connects each year's work and shows you how to choose titles and teach them effectively. |
| Will I get classroom discussion techniques? | ||
| Will I get classroom discussion techniques? | NO | YESYou’ll get our exclusive Socratic List of 173 discussion questions, which can produce a deep conversation about any story in the world. |
| Will I get classroom aids? | ||
| Will I get classroom aids? | NO | YESYou’ll get a library of hundreds of reproducible classroom aids, including discussion questions, story charts, and quick cards. |
| Will I get help creating assignments? | ||
| Will I get help creating assignments? | NO | YES You’ll get a library of more than 250 reproducible assignment templates that reinforce good reading across all titles and grade levels. |
| Will I get help with writing? | ||
| Will I get help with writing? | NO | YESYou’ll get an integrated writing curriculum with ready-made lessons, grading rubrics, and essay prompts. | Will I get ongoing support? |
| Will I get ongoing support? | NO | YES You’ll get ongoing teacher support and continuing education via streaming video, live webinars, content archives, book clubs, and email. |
| Will I meet likeminded teachers? | ||
| Will I meet likeminded teachers? | NO | YESYou’ll join a community forum with fellow Teaching the Classics users around the world. |
| Will I get product discounts? | ||
| Will I get product discounts? | NO | YESYou’ll get a member discount on everything we sell, including online academy tuition. |
| What will I pay again? | ||
| What will I pay again? | $207 | $199 |