Waggle®
Personalized practice and instruction for ELA and math
Build foundations and accelerate skill growth in Grades K–8.
NWEA MAP Growth placement available!
NWEA® is a division of HMH. Active MAP® Growth™ customers can use student assessment scores to automatically place students into Waggle.
Dynamic learning for all
Easily differentiate instruction with fun, targeted, and deliberate practice.
Personalize with precision
Waggle goes beyond right and wrong answers, using 12 distinct data points for personalized assessment, instruction, and practice.
Cultivate SEL skills
Embedded hints and feedback foster a growth mindset and develop social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies, helping students embrace challenges while addressing skill gaps.
Increase student engagement
Over 60 engaging, skill-based games inspire learners and make learning fun.
Accelerate skill acquisition for all learners with AI
Waggle's skill-based artificial intelligence (AI) engine provides targeted practice to drive mastery. With an innovative approach, Waggle ensures students receive personalized and focused practice, fostering deeper understanding and expertise in each skill area.
From kindergarten through eighth grade, Waggle grows with your students.
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.
- SEL and hints are infused into each lesson.
- Explicit, systematic phonics and phonemic awareness lessons build fluency.
Reward persistence and make learning fun
Thoughtfully-designed student engagement features help students develop a positive, "can-do" attitude.
- Lessons begin with instructional videos with real-world application.
- Students earn playtime by engaging in learning activities; they can enjoy educational games individually or with friends.
- Innovative multilingual learner (ML) support and Spanish instructional lessons support ML learners.
Propel students toward proficiency
Adaptive practice moves students toward standards and skills proficiency so that they're ready for high school and beyond.
- Lessons support long-term mastery of knowledge and skills by intermixing activities.
- Students develop key 21st-century and critical thinking skills.
- Precise personalization keeps students in their zones of proximal development.
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Guide students to mastery with full skills coverage.
Boost math outcomes
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.
Promote success in 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.
Build on multilingual learners’ strengths
English Language Development (ELD) resources, vocabulary translations, and Spanish lessons support multilingual learners in Grades 3–8 ELA and K–8 math.
TEACHER EXPERIENCE
Quickly align practice sessions to every section of your HMH core classroom.
Waggle with HMH Math
Teachers using any of the following math programs can quickly find and assign targeted resources in Waggle with an embedded table of contents, while students are dynamically routed to relevant practice that supports program lessons.
- Into Math® (Grades K–8)
- Go Math!® (Grades K–8)
- Math in Focus® (K–8)
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)
Reporting with Waggle
Teachers get robust, real-time insight into skills mastery and student growth.
As an instructional coach, I personally believe that Waggle is an essential tool for everyone to use because of its motivating impact on students. It engages them in their learning, making them eager to work on the platform. As teachers, it lightens our load and provides us with the necessary information to guide and tailor our instruction effectively.
Elementary Instructional Coach, Blue Springs School District, MO
Professional learning for teacher and leader success
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Guided implementation
Teachers starting at any time of the year can get up and running with resources in their Teacher Success Pathway that help them plan, teach, and assess learning, using their new HMH program.
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Teacher’s Corner
Teacher's Corner® on HMH Ed™ supports educators with year-round PD that puts classroom videos, teaching best practices, and live online events at their fingertips.
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Coaching and courses
HMH Coachly™ and professional development courses provide personalized support aligned to district needs. Teachers of all experience levels can own their professional growth through continuous partnership with an HMH instructional coach, or get year-round unlimited access to a virtual coach, using Coachly on the HMH Ed platform.
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Leader support
School and district leaders partner with experts who can help them drive transformation for all learners.
The proof is in the data.
12+ different pieces of feedback on practice items
In order to promote productive perseverance, there can be 12 or more different pieces of feedback for any Waggle practice item.
23.4% increase in math
The number of students who met or exceeded projected growth on the NWEA MAP math assessment increased 23.4% after using Waggle.
12.9% improvement in reading results
Reading results for students using Waggle improved 12.9% on the NWEA MAP reading assessment.
Awards and accolades
2024 SIIA CODiE Winner
Best Gamification in Learning
Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence
Best of 2022 Winner
Irish Animation Award
Best Animation in Apps, Games, and Interactive
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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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Waggle: Research Evidence Base
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