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Did you know that children's early math and attention skills (K-Gr3) are the best predictors of later school success? Did you know that play-based, as opposed to 'drill-and-practice' activities result in better academic and attention skills?  

Instead of trying to make children love the math they hate, make them a math they鈥檒l love. The focus of today鈥檚 webinar will be like a treasure hunt! We鈥檒l learn that math is everywhere, but hidden in plain sight. We鈥檒l discover how and where to look for the math around us鈥攖urning the world into a giant classroom filled with lessons that are hands-on, engaging and fun.

Lynda Colgan is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at Queen鈥檚. The focus of her research and outreach is to find ways to support parental engagement in math. As the Faculty Liaison for the Queen鈥檚 Let鈥檚 Talk Science group, Director of Education Community Outreach, and Founder of Science Rendezvous Kingston she has hosted more than 150 workshops related to her research and passion鈥攎yth-busting about mathematics and science鈥攄ispelling the belief that they are hard, dead subjects for which only certain people have a gene.