Wiggle, Giggle, Learn

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I’m thrilled to introduce you to a very fun, brand new company that offers a unique and diverse learning system for toddlers and preschoolers.  Wiggle, Giggle, Learn is owned by Tracey Stuckey and when shey contacted me and asked if I would try out some of the products with my little ones, I was very excited! 

Tracey (she’ll introduce herself and her company a little later) compiled product specifically to meet the needs of my children.  She breaks down activity plans for specific ages … and I mean SPECIFIC!  If your child is 2 years and 2 months old, there is a specific activity plan for that month.  There’s also some great finger plays, nursery rhymes, coloring pages and much more! 

How about setting up a weekly family field trip?  She offers great ideas of how to make those fun and very educational for your preschooler.  I found that it was encouraging and even empowering as a parent to have such detailed information that I knew was age appropriate for my children.  Keeping twin toddlers entertained and getting them to participate can be nearly impossible, and I had never found a program that helped me acheive those goals.

A little bit about Tracey:

I am a National Board Certified teacher (the highest certification a teacher can earn – much like board certified physicians, lawyers and accountants) who has taught kindergarten for 15 years. I continue to work with teachers through facilitating workshops on accelerated learning, developing instruction for the 21st century and developmentally appropriate practice for pre-k through high school teachers. My twin sister Stacey, the entrepreneur and business mind of the family, encouraged me to share my talents and knowledge with more parents by starting Wiggle Giggle Learn.

Wiggle Giggle Learn’s mission is to advance the intellectual and social abilities of all children by empowering parents with the knowledge and tools necessary for teaching their children to learn to flourish from birth… and to work in our communities to promote learning as we seek to improve education. The passage of the No Child Left Behind Law left states’ scrambling to increase the rigor of their academic standards. This affects pre-k and kindergarten by pushing curriculum down that once belonged exclusively in first grade. Children are reading and writing paragraphs at the end of kindergarten in many states today. Parents are shocked at what their children must learn in only 180 days in kindergarten.

As a master teacher, I know that the right preparation and home learning environment from birth will make the transition into this academic kindergarten less traumatic and schools will be able to teach at a higher level when students come prepared. It is for this reason that I wrote the Wiggle Giggle Learn program that consists of weekly activity plans from birth to age four. When a child turns four, our project plans help the little one engage in deeper critical thinking, problem solving and vocabulary-based studies. 

Wiggle Giggle Learn was named as a top ten finalist in the Seeds for Success: Empowering women entrepreneurs grant, given by Yahoo! Small business and Carolyn Kepcher’s (formerly Donald Trump’s assistant) new firm, Finding What Matters. Their products are being used in homes, daycares and by nannies across the US and Australia.

Click here to get great sample plans and resources. You can also visit their blog where they answer parent’s questions about child development as well as offering advice and activities from Wiggle Giggle Learn!  Tracey also has a personal blog where she shares even more information about early childhood education and how schools must reform for the 21st century.

Whew, I know that’s a lot of information, but I have honestly NEVER seen anything as dynamic and all encompassing as this program! 

Tracey is offering a 25% discount for my readers!!  So hop over to their site and enter the code baby by August 30, 2008!

She has also offered a giveaway!!!!  TWO OF YOU WILL win a Starter CD package {created for the appropriate ages of your child(ren)} worth $139.95 (see the details here)!!!  I am so very excited to offer this!  Here’s how to enter ….

  • Visit Wiggle Giggle Learn, read their tips and advice, look at the samples and resources they offer and the great packages they have available for families (hey it’s a huge prize … totally worth a few extra minutes right?).
  • Come back here and leave a comment telling us what you would love about having a program like this in your home!

Just be sure to enter by July 21st for your chance to win!

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163 Responses to “Wiggle, Giggle, Learn”

  1. Wow! I love the idea! As a credentialed teacher myself, I can appreciate this early learning tool. Too many parents just wait and expect their kids will learn everything they need when they begin Kindergarton, but that’s too late to start! It makes me wonder if I’ve been doing anything worthwhile for my 18 month old son!!! I would absolutely love to win this prize and I would use it for my 18 month old son!! Thanks for getting the word out there!!

  2. I have a special needs child and this would be great to help with her delays and showing me what to do.

  3. This would be great for my family. As a stay-at-home mom of preschool age children I am really in need of some sort of a curriculum for teaching my children and knowing what they should know at certain ages. We plan to homeschool in the future and I would like to start off on teh right foot.

    Megan

  4. I read through the example pack for my 4 year old and I really liked how it gives you easy activities to do as an application to the topic. I’d love this for my 4 year old because I feel kids learn so much better when learning is hands on/visual or involving other senses. I also have an 8 month old and admit I don’t have any “learning” plan for him. We play and do all sorts of stuff but I’d love ideas on how to maxamize his development.

  5. Wow! I have never seen such a comprehensive, FUN, and worthwhile system that teaches while having fun! My son is five, and will be entering kidergarten in the fall. Despite my best attempts, I have come to the realization he is woefully prepared for academia. I think I’m teaching him until I realize he has retained very little of it!! This Learning system gives me hope that with the specialized, individualized, age-specific guides, I can help him utilize what little time we have left prior to and even while he’s in kindergarten. I’ve been looking in earnest for something, anything, to help him, and all I’ve come across are preschool workbooks. He does those very well when the directions are read to him, but he has little retention of the skills he’s learning and he gets quite frustrated. As a single parent with a very limited income, it’s hard to know what’s worthwhile to spend your money on - these Wiggle, Giggle, & Learn Activity Guides are the real deal. (And if I could win some, that would be the greatest blessing!!) :)
    Sincerely,
    Chandra and son, Cameron

  6. My daughter is delayed in speech and I think that the Interactive Word Library would be something she could benefit from! Great site with such a wide range of topics!

  7. My grandson was born 3 months premature and my daughter would really love this. She works with him all the time and appreciates any help out there. This sounds perfect.

  8. I’m a homeschool mom and this would be great for my 3 & 4 year olds! I’d love to have everything planned for me :)

  9. I would love with for the baby I nanny for and share it with a couple stay at home Moms. I have worked in childcare for 10 years but I can always use new waays to help my litte ones learn.

  10. What a great idea; one less things mom have to stress over (finding fun ways to teach baby) and what fun for baby!
    Like all mother/child relationships, in the end, we learn from each other. This is so very nice because you can look back and actually see where the progress began!

  11. It looks like it would be fun for the kids so they will learn more.

  12. I have two children one with a speech delay and another with some developmental delays that this would be wonderful

  13. I teach in a state funded Pre-k program. Your concept is awesome, I have a pet peeve toward the curriculum I program currently use, I am a firm believer in creating a curriculum that meets the need of the student’s it will serve. I really love the way you break the curriculum into age group not just years but at times by month. Congratulations to a wonderful site, I have subscribed to your newsletter and book marked for further use. Thanks for the contest.

  14. love to get my grandson started off on the right foot

  15. These look like good activities

  16. I have a 3 year old and this would be great for him.

  17. This program seems very helpful and interesting. It would be a great addition to my rasing kids.

  18. I would like to win this so that I can give to my grandson. I believe that he would lear so much from it.

  19. Wow! What a great program this seems to be. As a high school teacher, I know a lot about helping adolescents attain their full potential, but would love to know more about how to assist early childhood development for my little Benjamin. He will be three in November. Thanks for a great giveaway!

  20. This would be such a fantastic gift for my grandbabies! We all need a good start in life and this certainly fits the bill!

    What a wonderful giveaway!

  21. This is a very thorough and well thought out product for children. I would love to have this for my kids.

  22. I went to Wiggle, Giggle, learn and was astonished by the program and what can be done for your childs development. I also like that the programs gear to the childs developmental milestones perfectly clear up the the age of 10. I am impressed by the way teh program was built and what can be done daily to help your child learn. I am extremely impressed and have been looking for that something like this for my girls (one is going into kinder and the other first grade).

    I added myself to their newsletter as well; should I end up not being the winner of this awesome prize I will be saving my money to purchase it (provided I get it quickly). This is a perfect prize indeed…especially since it involves the learning progress of your children.

  23. Great prize.
    Thanks for all the excellent contests!

  24. This fits in exactly with my style of parenting. I’m all about providing a wide array of opportunities for learning and exploring and education through play can be so much fun! I’ve always pooled through books and magazines for themes and/or activities and craft ideas for my kids and then we share in the fun together. I really like this resource being all in one place and easy to access with just about anything I could need. I love this!

  25. I was really amazed at the content and activities that were provided. My sister and I both have 3 year old children and these activities can fill up a rainy day, teach skills they will need and provide tons of fun!

  26. WOW…this program looks fantastic. As a stay at home mom, it’s hard to find information/curriculum that is both challening and fun for my daughter. I want to be able to give the best possible background for beginning her eduction and this looks like a great solution. It is not only educational, but entertaining as well. She has a short attention span and I’m sure this program would help capture and harness her attention into learning power! And it would be great when my son is old enough to use it.

  27. I would love to use this to teach my son…I am planning to homeschool so I think this would just be a really great thing to get us going in this direction. :)

  28. I love the fact that it would make learning fun:)
    jceko77@yahoo.com

  29. I love how specific the program is and appreciate that these activities are to be done together. I’m always looking for new ways to help my children develop and this product looks amazing.
    gkstratos@ yahoo.com

  30. The grand kids would love this

  31. I’m excited about any educational tool that allows the child to develop at their own pace.

  32. I have been looking everywhere for a site like this! I’m the kind of mom who loves to engage her children in meaningul activities. There are so many great tools! I love the individualized age lesson plans and the behavior charts. Perfect for my little guy. I hope I win the CD!

  33. my grankids could , any of them, use this to get started off better.

  34. This would be great for my Little girls. I am a stay-at-home mom of preschool age girls. I could really use a guide for teaching my girls. This would help me know what they should know at certain ages. Thanks for this excellent giveaway!

  35. Oh I would love this. It is right up my alley. My little girl is turning 2 in a few weeks and I’ve got another one on the way in September. I’m having a hard time finding activities for a 2 yr old. And I don’t want to give in to TV. This would be perfect.

  36. Her site is just amazing. I think it is wonderful to put all this together. I have a daughter who is a SAHM of a 6month old. I think this would be just about the greatest gift I could give her!

    Thank you for the opportunity!

  37. What a wonderful program!
    Would certainly come in helpful :)

  38. We are constantly looking for ways to challenge our kids, especially during the summer months, this is a solid idea!

  39. There is nothing like offering a learning tool to your kids and have them laughing and wiggling for their next turn.

  40. This would make things easier for me to teach my young children.

  41. I would love this! I’m a teacher, and I currently work with kids from birth to three. Parents are always looking for things to do to help their children.

  42. Anything that is interesting & educational is a bonus. I think it would be great because it’d allow the child to know that learning is fun. I think that sort of attitude would be very helpful once they reach school age.

  43. This is a great program which can help with development of any child. I know my children would benefit greatly

  44. Would certainly come in helpful
    THANK YOU GOD BLESS

  45. would be awesome for niece and nephew!

  46. I have a young boy and hope to do as much as I can to teach him!

  47. It looks like it would be fun for the kids so they will learn more.

  48. I love that the activity sheets are broken down into categories such as science, emotional, etc. How neat! So easy to read and follow. This sounds great for my youngest, who isn’t quite ready for traditional learning/curriculum!

    Megret
    musesofmegret@gmail.com

  49. I would love this to start homeschooling my 2 year old! What a great idea!

  50. This would be very helpful in preparing my 4 yr old for school!

  51. I would love this because I’m overweight and want to get my kids active when they are young.

  52. Great idea! I have three young children and would make good use of this - I especially like the “environmental learning” aspect, that we learn from the world around us.

  53. I’d love to have this! My son could use it to help him before school starts!

  54. This program would enable my children to soar and learn in 7656an enriching way.

  55. well i can enjoy this one too

  56. This would be very very nice for my little girl!

  57. As a grandma, this will come in very handy.

  58. I have a toddler and a preschooler and a rising kindergartener. This type of plan would provide me with a comprehensive guide to jumpstarting their education. We have workbooks and other learning tools but we don’t have a schedule or work on things regularly. This program would guide us in enhancing their skills. Thank you.
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  59. As our family is thinking about moving back to Africa, it would be great to know that I would have something at home that would challenge the minds of my children.

  60. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed trying to come up with things for a 1 year old and a 4 year old to do. It would be great to have a resource to consult for ideas.

  61. oh heck my boy already LOVES the computer i would love that it was good for me lol great giveaway thank you

  62. The fact that this program has the parent sit with the child - and play with non battery operated things - really sounds like a wonderful way to bond while teaching. I\’d love this prize!

  63. This is a great learning tool.

  64. Two kids keep me so busy that I have a hard time finding time to develop educational plans for my kids. My oldest has down syndrome and I would love to have a plan to help me prepare her to enter preschool next year. It wouldn’t hurt my 7 month old to get a jump start on learning either.

  65. This would be an awesome addition to our small community church as we home school eight children.

  66. not only would this be educational but it would be a great diversion from tv and video games

  67. I would love to have a program like this for my daughter for her to start learning even before she starts school. Great giveaway, thanks!

  68. I would really appreciate the guidance this kit seems to offer. Looks like a great product. I love the activity plans geared to the appropriate age of your child.

  69. I have been wanting to start some type of educational program with my daughter, who is 25 months. I love that this one is set up to only be 15-30 minutes a couple times a day and that it is fun. Sometimes all we have is 15 minutes together before her 10 month old brother wants in on the fun. Actually it’s more like 15 seconds, but I’m sure we can find distractions for him :)

  70. WOW! This is really cool. My son is 4 and I love the idea of weekly field trips…the tree project was neat! Thanks!

  71. This would be great for us to do with our kids. We can tailor it to the needs of all three. I love the VERY age specific-ness of the program.

  72. Wow! I’m a first time mom, and none of my friends have kids yet, so I’m doing this all on my own. I’d love some guidance!

  73. I’ve been considering homeschooling, and this could send us in the right direction. Thank you.

  74. Wow, this is great. I’m a sahm and I try to give my kids “learning” activities, but I am always running out of ideas. And I’m definitely not very confident when it domes to my “teaching” abilities. This would be great for me.

  75. I love learning games. This would be great for my boys. Thanks for the chance.

  76. I would love to use this system! I am a stay at home mom of one, pregnant w. #2 and considering homeschooling. I think this would be a step in the right direction!

  77. I have two older kids along with my little guy, so our time is limited. I’d love having one place to turn to for my youngest. It would make it much easier.

  78. We have lots of get togethers. There’s always kids. I know they would love this. Please enter me, thank you

  79. I would love to have some new age approriate ideas for Family Field Trips for a 3 year old going on 18! lol

  80. I’m a trainer and I love to see that lightbulb go on over people’s heads. I love to see that in my little boy’s eyes. He’s got a wide variety of toys, but I’d like to up the educational side of things.
    Thanks!

  81. I’m so disorganized… it’d be great to have such great infomation available on the computer. Thanks.

  82. I have friends adopting a 3 1/2 year old from another country, and he may be facing some learning delays. I would love to gift them with this win. Things like the animated vocabulary development tool, recommended reads and the field trip activities are exactly what they need to get on track! Thanks so much!!

  83. I would love some guidence on doing this

  84. I’m a teacher, too! However, I teach high school, so I’m at a bit of a loss when it comes to early childhood education. I love the way the program is set up providing multiple paths for learning. My daughter and I would learn a lot together from this program.

  85. This would definately aid my nieces and nephews in jumpstarting their infants minds.

  86. I am always looking for creative learning activities to do with my toddler. As a stay at home mom, I worry that my only child my be missing learning opportunities and this sounds like a great product!

  87. This site get a thumbs up for innovative learning tools. Great!

  88. just to cool

  89. WONDERFUL!

    I part time homeschool my 5 year old (trying to prepare him for Kindergarten) and I also have 3-two year olds in my home. [I love my kids] so this program would give me some extra strategy when it comes to guiding all my kids!

    SUCH a great giveaway!~!!!!!!

  90. I like the fact that they emphasize toys that are simple and no batteries! lol

  91. My best friend is having a really rough time with her daughter who is turning two soon. Her speech is delayed, and she has a really short attention span.

    Her mother tries to come up with learning activites, but she is a single mom that works alot, so it is hard. This would be so perfect for her, and would help her to stay motivated. Thanks for the chance.

  92. This would be a great program for my family! We have a baby who was born 2 months premature and we are concerned for any delays he might have in the future!

  93. This would be great for my daughter and grandkids.

  94. would allow more structured interaction between mom and child! and have fun too!!!

  95. i hope i win this is for my cousins that are 2 and 3 years old and i want to give them this cuz they said they wanted this and they cant really afford cuz they are low on money and this would make them really happy….i hope i win for my cousins please….woahhh!!!!!!!

  96. I would absolutley use this with my special needs students

  97. Well, I really want to help my son and teach him as much as I can here at home before I send him off to school, but I’m not a teacher and I have NO CLUE where to start. I worry about what I’m going to do and where to even begin! This is a GREAT idea! Thanks for the chance!

  98. what a great giveaway. I think this would help both my autistic child and my daughter with a speech delay greatly

  99. that it makes learning fun

  100. This looks like a great tool. I find that my kids don’t really like learning with me and maybe that is because I don’t make it fun or interesting enough. I think this could definitely help me.

  101. I plan on homeschooling my little ones and this would be a great start to my choice of curriculum, I’m a newbie when it comes to education at home and Wiggle, Wiggle, and Learn looks very fun and I’m glad its customized to the ages of my children!

    phillipsonlygirl(at)gmail(dot)com

  102. The convenience of having this program would do it for me! I would save money and time. It looks entertaining too.

  103. What a great program. I know this will be enjoyed for a long time. We are all Wiggle fans, and I really like how you were able to integrate fun and learning. Pre-K was a little stressful for our oldest, and we have 2 more to go. I think having the Wiggles explain and encourage will help all three of them.

  104. I would love to have this for my daughter. It\\\’s great that she can begin her education way before kindergarten and everything is done according to her age/ability.

  105. I would love the 3.5 yearl old program for my son. We haven’t put him in any sort of preschool program yet and I would love to work on those skills at home. I have a hard time engaging him in play that doesn’t involve electronics so this sounds like a great program to help fing meaningful play activities.

  106. There’s definitely some good advice on this site. Like that too many toys and clutter can cause overstimulation. It’s completely logical, but I need to do better about that.

  107. i think having this in my home would 1) help me decide if homeschooling is for my family and 2) help my kids get a jump start on all the things they need to know in school

  108. I’d love to win this for my sister in law who’s pregnant with her first. The best thing about it is that it encourages spending time with your child.

  109. I am adopting a little girl from China and this would be a great resource to have!

  110. my boys are just getting ready to start school this year and this would be a great help

  111. Your ideas and assistance make the products invaluable. I too have noticed that my grandson spends more time with his non-battery toys and they provide more stimulation and he uses them in unique and different ways … he’s constantly learning.

  112. As a new mom, who is not a teacher, it would be such a weight off of my shoulders to have a comprehensive program like this which is so detailed and attuned to the needs of my child in such a specific way. I’d love to win it, there’s so much out there that’s piecemeal, a full system like this would be so much easier.

  113. would love to use this to teach my son, would love to work on those skills at home. get him ready for preschool

  114. This is exactly what I have been looking for. My daughter is autistic and I need a structured program that I can use to engage her attention. Great prize!

  115. I will be helping care for my new granddaughter - this would be wonderful guidance for this old Mom trying to learn the new tricks!

    Thanks for a wonderful and USEFUL giveaway!

    Sandy

  116. I would love to watch the beginnings of happy learning.

  117. my sis lives in a town of 30 peps so theres not a whole lot of babies in the area….so not a whole lotta playmates for little Em. We’ve been trying to find educational toys for her and this one would be awesome

  118. This program will help my pre-k children learn as much as they can in order to be prepared for Kindergrden as possible.

  119. I would love to have more advice for giving all of my kids what they need. I have a 6-month-old, a 2.5-year-old and a 4.5 year old — they all need very different things. The information about recommended books and activities would really help me!

  120. Having this in my home, my daughter and nephew could get ahead educationally learning from the program.

  121. this would be wonderful because I take in children for hours at a time to help overwhelmed moms

  122. this would be great when the grand kids come over

  123. I have a son who is 85% deaf. I worked with him non stop prior to him going to school and all through school. Most people that meet him have no idea that he has a handicap of any kind and now he is getting ready to start law school. This program would have made my life so much easier! I now have six grandchildren all under the age of five who are with Nana everyday. We read, color, have story time and are learning our ABC’s numbers and colors. Although sometimes it is hard for me to come up with ideas to keep them interested in learning, this program would be a life saver!

  124. These are great. I am always looking for things to do with my kids and something educational would be great.

  125. This would be great for my 4 year old son. He is going to start pre-school in fall and I know this would be great for him.

  126. I am a homeschooling mom of a 3 and 5 year old. This would help me to be more organized. I would love to see a combo pack available as I would have to choose just one age due to cost.

  127. Hi. I would love to win this for me and my children. I am now a stay at home mom and want to make sure I am giving my children the best I can. This would keep me grounded and going in the right direction. Thanks.

  128. I am sure my toddlers would enjoy them and benefit out of them.

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  129. Empowering us, as parents, to help the children we love to learn and be happy is quite a goal. This program would allow me to assist my child in the growth process. How great is that!

  130. I have young children and want to do my best to encourage them to love learning. A program such as this one would help.

  131. i would love having this in my home because it gives the child a headstart on learning different things plus it’s mom and teacher tested and it’s an educational tool.

  132. i would love this for my 2 younger daughters i can only do so much but i love how this is set up ,and guides you to whats works for their age my 4 year old is so eager to learn and i want her to stay that way and this would really help her and her little sis as well

  133. I love really love this for my 3 yr old little boy :)

  134. I am so impressed with amount of detail and planning that has gone in to these products. I would love to use this with my little ones.

  135. Hello and I want this for my grandchildren and this is so cool and what a wonderful person that came up with this.I am all for learning experiences for children and count me in.Thanks.

  136. this would be so nice for the grandkids…my little grandson has autism

  137. I love this. I would use it to help my son learn. He often gets bored at home and needs more stimulation. I like the fact that you can track their progress. Great product and great give-away. I hope I win!

  138. This would be great for my nephew.

  139. With two young children in the house it would be a great to help them learn together and grow closer together in learning.

  140. I have so many teacher friends who would love to come over and use this if I had it!

  141. Great site! I’d enjoy having this just so I could give my kids a jump start on learning. Education begins at home, not once they hit the classroom door. This would be a great help!

    Great giveaway!

  142. i think this would be really beneficial to my son learning should be fun :)

  143. This would be great since I have several young children who love to learn.

  144. I love the parental involvement factor. What a great way to get kids interested and excited about learning!!!

  145. My twins are a handful, and I would love to learn some educational fun activities to keep them engaged in learning. Thanks for the contest!

  146. This is such a great idea! I love the step by step activity plans- I often find myself at a loss when trying to keep my 2.5 year old entertained and still incorporate some learning. I really like that this is a place where all the resources are in one spot and I can choose whats best for my child

  147. I am a stay-at-home mom of two young kids. Having a program like this would give me the opportunity and tools to make sure they get off on the right foot.

  148. I am all for educational toys…the more the better. This sounds like alot of fun while learning too!

  149. this would be great

  150. Certainly love the fact that it is a hands on educational toy and no batteries!

  151. What a great idea for the younger ones! Our three year old would especially enjoy these ideas. We have four kids, 9,7,3 and 9 months.

  152. This sounds like an amazing tool to keep my toddler busy and entertained - and learning at the same time! The best of both worlds…

  153. I would love to have something like this to start working with my son. He had some health problems at birth and I want to make sure that he is up with the other kids.

  154. What I like best is that my daughter could use these in the summertime to keep her brain sharp until school starts again in the fall. Seems easy to use, also.
    Thanks!
    -Mike