'Wiggleworms'
Learning that grows as gently as your child does.
4-5 Years | Term Based | Homeschool Educational Resources
Learning begins with curiosity — and a little bit of dirt under the fingernails.
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Wiggleworms is the early-learning stage of Wigglewood Newt Academy, designed especially for curious hearts aged 4 to 5.
Here, children learn by doing — watering, watching, and whispering to their seedlings — discovering how patience and care can help a tiny life grow.
“Because every wiggle, whisper, and wonder is a lesson in itself.”Homeschooling doesn’t have to mean learning alone.
Wigglewood Newt Academy brings science, imagination, and wellbeing together — giving your family a hands-on way to learn, laugh, and grow through the care of living plants.
Each Wigglewood age band is designed to follow the Western Australian Homeschool Curriculum, balancing STEM, SEL, and Soft Skills development with the joy of growing a living classroom in your own home.
“Because every seedling has a story...
and every learner has a light waiting to grow.”
Inside Wiggleworm's Resource Pack
Learning Foundations
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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths)
Learners explore biology, design, and sustainability through real, growing experiments — developing inquiry and observation skills that meet WA Curriculum outcomes.
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SEL (Social & Emotional Learning)Each activity invites mindfulness, empathy, and self-reflection, helping children understand themselves as well as the world they nurture.
..........................................Soft Skills (The Wigglewood Way)
Patience, communication, creative problem-solving, and curiosity are woven through every lesson — helping learners grow the kind of confidence that can’t be rushed.
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Rooted in Western Australia
Wigglewood Parent Resources
Helping you guide, record, and celebrate learning that grows.
Behind every thriving Wigglewood learner is a parent (or carer) quietly tending to the roots — encouraging, recording, and cheering on small discoveries.
The Wigglewood Newt Academy Soul Project Program is here to make that role easier.
You’ll find guidance notes, printable templates, and practical advice that connects each Wigglewood Homeschool Guide to the WA Curriculum and Homeschooling Standards.
Homeschooling through Wigglewood isn’t about ticking boxes — it’s about watching understanding unfold.
Every prompt, every journal page, and every care routine is mapped to learning outcomes, but it’s also wrapped in kindness and story.
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“When you nurture a newt, you nurture a learner".
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A Note for Parents
Wigglewood learning grows from the same soil as your family values — patience, care, and creativity.
Every journal page, rhyme, and observation builds early literacy, numeracy, and emotional awareness in line with the WA Early Years Learning Framework.
“At Wigglewood, we plant seeds for science, but we grow hearts for life.”
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The Wigglewood Hub
A private digital space for registered families.
Here, you can access printable resources, prompts for challenges, reflections, and download project ideas — all stored neatly and aligned with your current program.
Inside the Hub you’ll find:Digital copies of journals, checklists, and rubrics
Extra “Newt & Nonsense” cards for giggle breaks
Extension activities for high-interest learners
Curriculum reference sheets for WA reporting
Access to the Wigglewood community bulletin for updates and term notices
........................................“The Hub keeps everything tidy — your ideas, your notes, your seedlings, your sanity.”
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Record-Keeping Made Simple
Wigglewood’s parent templates are designed to help you meet Western Australia’s homeschooling documentation requirements — without losing the joy in the process.
Each Parent Pack includes:
Learning Evidence Sheets — for photos, drawings, or data tables
Term Reflection Pages — summarising learning goals, activities, and outcomes
Growth Log — simple format to track both plant and student development
Self-Assessment Prompts — encouraging students to describe what they learned in their own words
At the end of each term, you’ll have a complete, print-ready record that fits seamlessly into your annual homeschool report.
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Supporting Learning at Home
You don’t need a background in education to guide your child through Wigglewood.
Each activity is intentionally designed to build confidence for both of you — showing how science, wellbeing, and creativity intertwine.
Try these small, powerful habits:
Ask “what did you notice today?”
instead of “what did you learn?”Celebrate small progress...
a sprout, a new root, a new word.
Share your own wonder...
curiosity is contagious.
Leave room for laughter...
the giggles count as learning too.
“A Giggle and a Guess!”
Sometimes our brains need a wriggle and a wiggle!
Newt & Nonsense is a game for curious little gardeners who love to guess, giggle, and think. Each week brings two true things and one very silly thing — can you spot which one is nonsense?
It’s not about being right or wrong — it’s about thinking, laughing, and learning to wait for the truth to be revealed.
Because sometimes, patience grows just like seedlings do — a little each day.
CONTINUE THE JOURNEY
Your child’s Wiggleworm stage blossoms naturally into Seedling Scouts (Ages 6–8) — where curiosity turns into investigation and discovery.
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