THE AUTHORS’ DIDACTIC GAME “YOUR HERO” AS A TOOL DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE THINKING

Abstract

In the article, the authors describe scientific approaches to defining the concepts of creativity, convergent and divergent thinking. The research provides a theoretical analysis of the conditions and factors that influence the development of creativity. Using the analysis of the sample programs of basic general education, the directions of work on the development of convergent and divergent thinking of children through play activities are identified. The work presents the content and rules of the authors’ didactic game “Your Hero”, which allows children to develop their creative thinking, the product of which is its Hero. This game is aimed simultaneously at the development of converged thinking, and creative divergent thinking. The game has variability in the form of different levels of difficulty, which makes it possible to use it for children of different ages and different levels of preparedness.