Thinking ability is the core factor of human intelligence. The level of a person's intelligence is mainly reflected by his thinking ability. The cultivation of thinking ability is a purposeful, planned and systematic educational activity. Its role cannot be underestimated. Human nature has an influence on thinking ability, but the acquired education and training have a greater and deeper influence on thinking ability. Many research results show that the acquired environment can make a new person to a great extent. The critical period of cultivating a person's thinking ability begins with children. Children have made new progress in physical and neurological development as well as psychological and intellectual development. "Children's thinking training" is the use of graphics, audio-visual, animation and other visual and auditory information to guide children's enthusiasm for learning, language expression ability and hands-on brain ability. Every parent should have a correct understanding and take conscious measures in the process of educating and cultivating children to make them smarter.

A person's thinking ability can be expressed in different ways: first, independence. A strong mind must be good at independent thinking. If you encounter difficulties in your study and life, you can think independently and find the answer. Even if he consults others and consults information, he thinks independently. The second is flexibility and agility. Strong thinking ability, always quick and flexible in judging and solving things, unconventional, able to recognize and solve problems quickly. The third is logic. Strong thinking, rigorous and scientific thinking, impenetrable and fragmented, with sufficient reasons and evidence for the conclusion and clear cause and effect. The fourth is comprehensiveness. Strong thinking, not one-sided, can see things from different angles as a whole. The fifth is creativity. Strong thinking, can put forward creative opinions on problems, and he can think of things that others have not thought of. Everyone knows the story of "Cao Chong calls an elephant": someone asked young Cao Chong to call an elephant, which is a big problem for a child. But after quick and flexible thinking, Cao Chong soon found a way. Let the elephant stand on the boat first, mark the water level, then pull the elephant down and put stones on the boat until it reaches the original water level mark. The weight of a stone is equivalent to the weight of an elephant. The above-mentioned characteristics of strong thinking have been fully demonstrated in this story, from which we can judge that Cao Chong is a child with strong thinking. So, how to cultivate children's thinking ability?

First, from the "play"

Playing is a child's nature, and toys are children's close partners. Why do children like toys? Judging from the needs of children's brain development, "play" provides a material environment for the healthy growth and development of the brain. Bright colors and pleasing shapes stimulate children's senses, help children exercise their hand-brain coordination ability, and stimulate the growth of little finger muscles. At the same time, the application of sound, light and electricity not only enriches children's knowledge, but also enriches their imagination. When children are not widely exposed to real life, they know the world through toys.

Children are naturally creative. They like to play with toys and prefer to make toys by themselves. We should encourage children to learn to play. Let children experience the joy of success and forge their creativity by playing with colored mud, puzzles, playing house, building blocks and drawing. Piaget, a famous psychologist, said that children's thinking begins with hands-on. If the connection between action and thinking is cut off, thinking will not develop. Therefore, when they make their own works by piecing together, cutting and pasting, and folding a painting, they can enjoy unprecedented happiness, and also enhance their interest in things and their confidence after the successful production, so that children can "learn while playing".

Second, arouse children's enthusiasm for learning.

Bruner, an American psychologist, said: "The best stimulus for learning is interest in learning materials." Children are characterized by love of beauty, novelty, curiosity and interest. Everything that is beautiful, new and interesting can attract children's great attention and generate strong interest and desire to express. The educational situation that is conducive to stimulating children's interest in learning has unique advantages. To this end, the first thing is to make children closer to life and nature. As the saying goes, reading thousands of books is not as good as taking Wan Li Road, so we should take our children around and let them observe and know the world with their own impressions. As Mr. Chen Heqin said, "the world of children is discovered by children themselves, and the knowledge he requires is the real knowledge"; The second is to spend more time with children and let them get care and love. Creating a good family environment for children will play an important role in stimulating their enthusiasm for learning. A good environment will germinate children's learning motivation in different degrees through its own unique transmission mode, thus prompting them to have a positive internal drive. The enthusiasm and initiative of children's learning is the premise of acquiring knowledge and skills and developing children's language ability. Children can actively study and explore in a relaxed and happy atmosphere. This has laid a solid foundation for children's better development.

Third, cultivate children's language ability.

"Language is an organic creation of thinking, rooted in thinking and constantly developing from thinking. Therefore, anyone who wants to develop students' language ability must first develop their thinking ability. It is impossible to develop a language without thinking. " (ushinski's Children's World) To cultivate children's language ability, we should pay more attention to training children to listen, speak and practice.

1. Listen more. Training children to pay attention to listening is the premise of developing children's expressive ability. When children learn a language, they must first learn to listen, listen accurately and understand, and then they can imitate and speak accurately. Cultivating children's good listening habits requires children to listen, understand and listen carefully, which is also a manifestation of civilized habits.

2. Say one more word. To create a "speaking" environment for children, practice speaking while speaking. In daily life, make use of every opportunity to talk with children, build feelings and cultivate abilities in conversation.

3. Practice more. Let the children practice more, repeat the practice and gradually master it. Give children more opportunities to practice and create an environment for more practice.

Thinking seems mysterious, invisible, intangible and comes and goes without a trace, but it actually exists and plays a very important role. Whether it is children's study life or work activities when they grow up, they can't do without thinking. The cultivation of thinking ability is the core of children's learning ability, which plays a very important role in the cultivation of creative talents and has far-reaching significance for children's growth.