The formation of key competencies in geometry lessons

The article discusses the tasks of developing students’ creative abilities in geometry lessons. The systematic work of a teacher in instilling students’ skills in finding various ways to solve contributes to the development of logical search methods, which, in turn, develops students’ research abilities. If it is required to apply several methods at the same time, schoolchildren try to find the most original, beautiful, economical solution. For this, students perceive many creative facts, methods and techniques, analyze them from the point of view of applicability to a given situation in a task, and gain experience in applying the same knowledge to various issues. All this activates the educational activities of students, instills interest in the subject.