“Waggle has truly been a game-changer in my classroom this year! This program lit the spark in my students . . . to review and practice the skills we'll see in our spring assessments."
Erin Bailey
Instructional Coach
Blue Springs, Missouri
Waggle®
Personalized Practice and Instruction for ELA and Math
Build foundations and accelerate skill growth in Grades K–8.
From Kindergarten through 8th grade, Waggle grows with your students.
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Fortify Foundational Skills
Lively, animated characters ignite students’ imaginations and boost motivation and engagement
- Students love the highly engaging, age-appropriate lessons with customizable avatars, badges, and rewards
- Social and emotional learning and hints are infused into each lesson
- Explicit, systematic phonics and phonemic awareness lessons build fluency
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Reward Persistence and Make Learning Fun
Games are introduced to motivate and challenge learners.
- Helps students develop a positive, "can-do" attitude
- Innovative multilingual learner support and Spanish instructional lessons
- Lessons begin with engaging, instructional videos with real-world applications
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Propel Students Toward Proficiency
Adaptive practice moves students toward standards and skills proficiency so that they're ready for High School and beyond.
- Supports long-term mastery of knowledge and skills by intermixing activities
- Addresses key 21st-century skills and builds critical thinking
- Precise personalization keeps students in their zones of proximal development
Easily differentiate instruction with fun, targeted practice at the right time for each student.
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Teachers reclaim time as Waggle places students in relevant, engaging practice and instruction, informed by HMH Growth Measure®.
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Using 13 different data points, Waggle offers personalized assessment, instruction, and practice.
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Embedded hints and feedback develop SEL competencies while addressing skill gaps.
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Teachers get robust, real-time insight into skills mastery and student growth.
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Support multilingual learners with ELD supports, vocabulary translations, and Spanish Lessons for grades 3-8.
Guide students to mastery with full skills coverage.
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Math
Present students with the right mathematical challenge at the right time to yield incredible growth in number sense, operations and algebraic thinking, geometry, and more.
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ELA
Bolster students’ confidence and prepare them for standardized tests with a full suite of ELA assignments on foundational skills, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, language conventions, and writing.
Quickly align practice sessions to every section of your HMH core classroom.
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Waggle with HMH Math
Teachers using any of the following math programs can quickly find and assign targeted resources in Waggle with embedded table of contents, while students are dynamically routed to relevant practice that supports program lessons.
- HMH Into Math (Grades K–8)
- GO Math! (Grades K–8)
- Math Expressions (K–6)
- Math in Focus (K–8)
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Waggle with HMH English Language Arts
Teachers using the following ELA programs will find the program’s Table of Contents directly embedded within Waggle with recommended lessons and practice assignments to reinforce skills in your weekly lessons!
- HMH Into Reading (Grades K–6)
- HMH Into Literature (Grades 6–8)
The proof is in the data.
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12+ different pieces of feedback on practice items
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23.4 percentage point increase in math
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12.9% improvement in reading results
Learn how Waggle grows with your students.
Insights and Resources
Explore related research, articles, product samples, and other valuable resources to help you integrate Waggle into your curriculum.
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What Is Productive Struggle in the Classroom?
Motivation, persistence, and scaffolded support through targeted explanatory feedback are key elements of productive struggle.
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What Is Personalized Learning in Education?
Get the answers to commonly asked questions like, "What is personalized learning and why is it important?" Plus, we provide strategies to reach every learner in your classroom.
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The Fun of Learning: Gamification in Education
This article breaks down the question, what is gamification in education? Gamification of learning means that educators apply game design elements to an educational setting.
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Podcast: Teachers in America
A comprehensive list of all of the Teachers in America podcast episodes, seasons 1-3.
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Podcast: Lessons in Language and Loss with Angelica Moreno
Meet Angelica Moreno, a Spanish kindergarten teacher at the Dual Language Academy at Dr. Sue Shook Elementary in El Paso, Texas. This week's discussion includes dual language learnering, the El Paso Walmart shooting, and the school's reaction to losing one of their own to COVID-19.
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Podcast: Shaking Up the Kindergarten Curriculum with LaNesha Tabb
Meet LaNesha Tabb, a kindergarten teacher at the Metropolitan School District in Lawrence Township in Indianapolis, Indiana. After starting a blog called Education with an Apron, LaNesha turned her sights on writing a book about the importance of teaching social studies.
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ESSA Evidence Criteria for Waggle
Overview of how Waggle meets ESSA "DEMONSTRATES A RATIONALE" evidence criteria.
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Productive Struggle for Deeper Learning
Explore the concept of productive struggle and how it elevates student outcomes.
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Strategies for Dynamic Formative Assessment with Digital Tools
Discover how digital tools can support ongoing assessment.
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Waggle: Research Evidence Base
- Report Type: Research Evidence Base
- Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
- Demonstrates a Rationale
- Literacy Curriculum
- Math
Learn how Waggle grows with your students.
CORE CURRICULUM
Into Social Studies, K-6
HMH Social Studies, 6-12
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AP & ELECTIVES
AP Human Geography
Personal Finance
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AP & ELECTIVES
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