# US 2017/0287344 A1 · Multi-Skills Activity Center

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- Number: US 2017/0287344 A1
- Document ID: US20170287344A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/085,712
- Filed: 2016-03-30
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-30
- Inventors: Jessie M. Polk
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170287344A1

## CPC

- G09B 1/06: and being attachable to, or mounted on, the support
- G09B 19/0061: {Geography}
- G09B 19/02: Counting; Calculating (abacus G06C1/00)
- G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B)

## Abstract

A teaching aid helps develop multiple skills in children in core curriculum areas such as mathematics, geography, and the like. The teaching aid that creates classroom activities without the use of pencil and paper and provides for activities to stay in place, until completed now or later. The teaching aid utilizes a multi-skill activity center.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A teaching aid for instructors, comprising:
a multi-skill activity center;
wherein said multi-skill activity center is made of a hook and loop fabric.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The teaching aid for instructors or like according to claim 1, wherein said multi-skill activity center consists of at least nine movable parts.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The teaching aid for instructors or like according to claim 2, wherein said movable parts are configured to have a plurality of shapes.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The teaching aid for instructors or like according to claim 3, wherein said plurality of shapes is selected from a group of a flower shape, a barbell shape, an octagon shape, a square shape, an isosceles triangle, a circle and a combination thereof.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The teaching aid for instructors or like according to claim 1, wherein said hook and loop fabric is a one-wrap structure.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The multi-skill activity center according to claim 2, wherein said multi-skill activity center further comprises:
a plurality of barbell shaped pieces;
a plurality of circular shaped pieces;
a plurality of figures;
a plurality of alphabets;
a plurality of numbers;
a display board; and
a plurality of ships.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The multi-skill activity center according to claim 6, wherein said plurality of barbell pieces is configured to have an elongated section with a circular section.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The multi-skill activity center according to claim 7, wherein said circular section is disposed on each end of the elongated section.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The multi-skill activity center according to claim 7, wherein said circular section of each barbell piece is a removably attached circular section of said barbell shaped section.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The multi-skill activity center according to claim 6, wherein said plurality of circular shaped pieces is adapted to removably attach to said plurality of barbell pieces.

### Claim 11 (depends on 6)

The multi-skills activity center according to claim 6, wherein said plurality of circular shaped pieces is attached to a plurality of barbell pieces to form a plurality of geometrical shapes.

### Claim 12 (depends on 6)

The multi-skill activity center according to claim 6, wherein said plurality of figures is selected from a group of letters, numbers, continents, shapes, ships and a combination thereof.

### Claim 14 (depends on 6)

The multi-skill activity center according to claim 6, wherein said display board is made of corrugated plastic.