Research on the Design of Primary Mathematics Thinking Training Toy
With the continuous progress of science and technology,China's education mode is undergoing unprec-edented changes.The primary school stage is a critical pe-riod for the cultivation of children's mathematical thinking.How to stimulate their interest in learning and improve their mathematical thinking and problem-solving ability has become the focus of educators and parents.It is par-ticularly important to design and develop a set of toys spe-cifically for primary mathematics thinking training.Such toys play a vital role in stimulating children's thinking po-tential,enhancing their enthusiasm for learning,exercising problem-solving skills,and promoting parent-child and social interaction.This paper mentions some common pri-mary mathematics thinking training toys such as number puzzles,mathematics treasure island,and logical mazes,and proposes design strategies including appearance inno-vation,function construction,and material selection.Fi-nally,through the design example of number maze toy and the subsequent testing and optimization process,it vividly presents how to integrate these design strategies into the actual toy design.