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Singing Turtle Press

Rated 4.67 out of 5, based on 24 reviews
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
About the store
Josh and Kathy have taught middle school & high school. Josh and Kathy run Singing Turtle Tutoring, a tutoring business in which we work with students locally and throughout the English-speaking world, by teleconferencing. Josh facilitates math Professional Development Workshops for schools, districts and homeschoolers. We teach SAT and ACT prep courses at local schools and provide trainings to help teachers boost their students' SAT and ACT scores.
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Preview of Positive & Negative Number Sci-Fi Comic Tale

Positive & Negative Number Sci-Fi Comic Tale

This full-color Sci-Fi Comic Tale helps students understand the abstract world of positive and negative numbers. Gaining entry to this world through this charming story, students get an engaging, non-threatening intro to integer concepts and skills that can otherwise be a source of endless confusion. The 16-page richly-illustrated story presents a clear way of conceptualizing positive and negative numbers that makes it easy for students to do integer computations mentally, thus providing them wi
Preview of Journey Through the World of Numbers

Journey Through the World of Numbers

Imagine that the number "1" takes off on an odyssey. In Journey through the World of Numbers, teacher/author Jeremiah Dyke shows us where this number would travel and the adventures it would have. With full-size illustrations on every page, this ebook helps us grasp the differences among the sets of numbers: how Natural Numbers differ from Whole Numbers; how those sets differ from the Integers, and so on. By reading this story, students not only learn key aspects of number theory, they also expl
Preview of 10 Tips for Mastering the U.S. ACT Math Test

10 Tips for Mastering the U.S. ACT Math Test

If the ACT math test is a mathematical obstacle course, this 16-page document is the blueprint for getting students through the course and with high scores. The document provides three sets of tools: resources that 1) help students manage the test-stress, 2) teach strategies for various kinds of problems, and 3) give students the formulas they need to know and memorize for the test. Teachers may copy the product and hand it out to their students. While use of this product is for one teacher and
Preview of Intro to Algebra Survival Guide

Intro to Algebra Survival Guide

This is the introduction to the Algebra Survival Guide, so we offer it FREE to all, and we recommend it for anyone who purchases any chapter of the Algebra Survival Guide. The intro contains the book’s endorsements, the table of contents, the note from the author, acknowledgments, a note on how the book’s icon’s work, and a description on how the book is organized. So reading the intro material is very helpful for getting the full benefit from any chapter of the Algebra Survival Guide.
Preview of Why Learn Algebra?

Why Learn Algebra?

Why should anyone learn algebra? How will it benefit students? In this short but informative FREE chapter, students learn about algebra's origins, its early uses, how it's used today, and why students learn it in the early teen years. In just five delightful pages, adorned with comic-filled artwork, the text explains the benefits students will gain on their journey through algebra.
Preview of The Mistake Journal

The Mistake Journal

The Mistake Journal product helps teachers show students how to learn from their mistakes. Singing Turtle’s PDF file contains all of the following: 1) info on how the Mistake Journal works, 2) a re-useable Mistake Journal template, 3) a rubric for assessing Mistake Journal entries, 4) four authentic Mistake Journals entries, filled out by students. The Mistake Journal program can be used to help students learn from their mistakes in any subject. Check it out, for free. This product helps st
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About the store

Experience

Josh and Kathy have taught middle school & high school. Josh and Kathy run Singing Turtle Tutoring, a tutoring business in which we work with students locally and throughout the English-speaking world, by teleconferencing. Josh facilitates math Professional Development Workshops for schools, districts and homeschoolers. We teach SAT and ACT prep courses at local schools and provide trainings to help teachers boost their students' SAT and ACT scores.

Teaching style

Clear, step-by-step, creative. Great for students with math learning challenges but excellent for all math students.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Named Outstanding Young Educator for Santa Fe, New Mexico. Algebra Survival Guide earned a commendation by Parents Choice. Algebra Survival Guide and Workbook won the Golden Porch Award.

My own education history

Josh Rappaport: BA, major in math, St. John's College, Annapolis, MD. BS in education, University of New Mexico. Masters in Journalism, emphasis on newspaper reporting, University of Missouri-Columbia. Kathy Rappaport: BA, major in English Literature, University of Chicago BS in education, University of New Mexico.

Additional biographical information

Publisher with Singing Turtle Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico.