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Bluffton, Ohio, United States
About the store
Jay Waggoner and Matt Lora have a combined 53 years experience of teaching in the classroom and many, many hours of one-on-one tutoring. Although Jay may not appreciate how it will be noted that there is a significant age difference between us, our success as a small company is the product of understanding, monitoring and helping students maintain key mathematical disciplines. Our goals are established by our line of "trendy" and creative products.
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Preview of Mathematics Curriculum Director's Dream Team,Package 23,M.S. & H.S. college prep

Mathematics Curriculum Director's Dream Team,Package 23,M.S. & H.S. college prep

This is a huge package of supplemental/neccessary middle school math, algebra, geometry. algebra II, trigonometry, pre-calculus, and calculus activities bound to please any Curriculum Director, particularly when cost is considered. ALL of Value Added Publishing’s digitally rendered supplemental offerings for middle school and high school in one cost-saving package. The “combo +” package includes five different forms of activities (735 pages of problems and answers) geared to improving the at
Preview of Mid. Sch. Mathematics Curriculum Director's Dream Team,Package 21,math,algebra

Mid. Sch. Mathematics Curriculum Director's Dream Team,Package 21,math,algebra

This is a package of arithmetic, math, algebra, and geometry activities bound to please any Middle School Curriculum Director . . . ALL of Value Added Publishing’s digitally rendered offerings in one cost-saving package. The “combo +” includes five different forms of activities (404 pages of problems and answers) geared to improving the atmosphere of the classroom and the testing scores of middle school students (from fifth graders to eighth graders) . . . and it’s priced at an 18% discount
Preview of Dang, You're Fast at Math,Mental Math,Adding,Subtracting,Squaring,Percents

Dang, You're Fast at Math,Mental Math,Adding,Subtracting,Squaring,Percents

The intent of this puzzle book’s “companion volume”, A Substantial Prime Number of Neat Numbers, was to help with awareness of math facts and properties that would benefit ALL pre-college test takers . . . grade level requisite exams, graduation exams, SATs, ACTs, quiz bowls, math counts. Dang, You’re Fast at Math! works with various math short cuts and “tricks.” Though it can benefit all math students it does reach beyond classroom topics and aims at those teachers and students who desire,
Preview of Thanksgiving Week Fun,3 Puzzle Package,Arithmetic,Vocabulary,Foods,X-word,W.S.

Thanksgiving Week Fun,3 Puzzle Package,Arithmetic,Vocabulary,Foods,X-word,W.S.

This offering is a three puzzle package involving Thanksgiving. Included are an arithmetic-based essay where the student does elementary arithmetic to supply the numbers for my prose . . . hopefully mentally. The student will need to know how to add and subtract (which I've given instructions for), evaluate simple exponents, and obey the order of operations. There is a food search where the student will find 20 of the more common foods partaken on Thanksgiving, then uncover a hidden message
Preview of Mathematics, Thanksgiving, Arithmetic Look at Thanksgiving History

Mathematics, Thanksgiving, Arithmetic Look at Thanksgiving History

This offering is a nice puzzle to use during Thanksgiving week. It might best be used as a last day exercise in which fun can be had while learning also occurs . . . a win-win activity. As the student "writes" a Thanksgiving Day essay by evaluating arithmetic expressions using addition, subtraction, some fairly small exponential expressions, and order of operations they'll also learn of the history of Thanksgiving while breaking a coded message. The intent is for all problems to be done men
Preview of St. Patrick's Day puzzle,Deducing some St. Pat's stats,History & Arithmetic

St. Patrick's Day puzzle,Deducing some St. Pat's stats,History & Arithmetic

Here's a St. Patrick's Day Puzzle that yields a bit of history and lore while enriching mental math abilities. To fill in the blanks, and find the answer to the anonymous quote, match the date below the blank with the letters and events below. If you do not recall the date of the events listed, I’ve given you the math wherewithal to calculate the date. Of course, it might help to learn/remember that a quick way to subtract mentally is by “over-subtracting.” Consider 736 – 198. Inste
Preview of Cartesian Cartoon Puzzle,middle school graphing,dividing numbers,reflections

Cartesian Cartoon Puzzle,middle school graphing,dividing numbers,reflections

Preserving a Relationship In this graphing puzzle, the student will: 1). plot points in the first quadrant of a coordinate plane . 2). perform elementary division of whole numbers. 3). reflect a plane figure across both the x- and and y-axis. Please do not be intimidated by the 8.1 Core Standard number if it appears in the "core numbers" . . . it is the one that has the student work with reflections (among other things). Our reflections are not all that complex. Our Cartesian Cartoon Pu
Preview of "There is No Substitution" PROVERB

"There is No Substitution" PROVERB

In this puzzle from the book, PRE-ALGEBRA PROVERBS, students will be … -Decoding a proverb from Proverbs 14, Verse 23 - Using substitution to review early integer work with absolute values, exponents, and arithmetic Author: Jay Waggoner, Value Added Publishing For more fun, low priced, math puzzle books for the junior high and high school ages, visit us at www.valueaddedpublishing.com. Our MATHACROSTICS series includes Pre-Algebra Proverbs, Algebra Sports Quotes, Algebra 2 Movie Quotes, an
Preview of "Assessing the Product" PROVERB

"Assessing the Product" PROVERB

In this puzzle from the book, PRE-ALGEBRA PROVERBS, students will be … -Decoding a proverb from Proverbs 27, Verse 21 - Multiplying and dividing integers with some exponential work Author: Jay Waggoner, Value Added Publishing For more fun, low priced, math puzzle books for the junior high and high school ages, visit us at www.valueaddedpublishing.com. Our MATHACROSTICS series includes Pre-Algebra Proverbs, Algebra Sports Quotes, Algebra 2 Movie Quotes, and Pre-Geometry Puzzle Riddles. All
Preview of "Power Full Dates" PROVERB

"Power Full Dates" PROVERB

In this puzzle from the book, PRE-ALGEBRA PROVERBS, students will be … -Decoding a proverb from Benjamin Franklin - Working with important powers and basic arithmetic Author: Jay Waggoner, Value Added Publishing For more fun, low priced, math puzzle books for the junior high and high school ages, visit us at www.valueaddedpublishing.com. Our MATHACROSTICS series includes Pre-Algebra Proverbs, Algebra Sports Quotes, Algebra 2 Movie Quotes, and Pre-Geometry Puzzle Riddles. All of our puzzle
Preview of "On Gathering" PROVERB

"On Gathering" PROVERB

In this puzzle from the book, PRE-ALGEBRA PROVERBS, students will be … -Decoding a proverb from Proverbs 10, Verse 5 - Adding and subtracting integers Author: Jay Waggoner, Value Added Publishing For more fun, low priced, math puzzle books for the junior high and high school ages, visit us at www.valueaddedpublishing.com. Our MATHACROSTICS series includes Pre-Algebra Proverbs, Algebra Sports Quotes, Algebra 2 Movie Quotes, and Pre-Geometry Puzzle Riddles. All of our puzzle books can be fo
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About the store

Experience

Jay Waggoner and Matt Lora have a combined 53 years experience of teaching in the classroom and many, many hours of one-on-one tutoring. Although Jay may not appreciate how it will be noted that there is a significant age difference between us, our success as a small company is the product of understanding, monitoring and helping students maintain key mathematical disciplines. Our goals are established by our line of "trendy" and creative products.

Teaching style

Jay Waggoner and Matt Lora agree that students and teachers will have success in the math classroom by using 3 simple rules. 1) Teaching and Learning has to be FUN! 2) Students must memorize basic facts about numbers and their operations. 3) Monitoring of student performance must be weekly and should be cumulative using calculator and non-calculator assessments.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Jay Waggoner: Teacher of the Year Award at Shawnee High School (Lima, OH) 1996

My own education history

Jay Waggoner: BA and MA in teaching Mathematics Matt Lora: BA and MA in teaching Mathematics

Additional biographical information

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