Abstract: A Chinese sexagenary cycle calendar including a calendar stand, a celestial stem ball marked with the 10 celestial stem signs and revolvably supported within a ball socket at a front side of the calendar stand, and 12 individual animal pictures and one 12-animal table arranged in a loose-leaf manner and fastened to the calendar stand by a coil, the 12 individual animal pictures showing respectively the 12 animals of the 12 Terrestrial Branches and respectively marked with the 12 terrestrial branch signs, the 12-animal table comprising 12 animal blocks showing the 12 animals of the 12 terrestrial branches and marked with the 12 terrestrial branch signs respectively.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a learning clock for assisting teachers to teach students how to tell time and learn the correspondence between the time of day according to a traditional clock face or "analog" and the time of day according to strictly numerals or "digital." The clock includes a traditional clock face having an hour hand and a minute hand which are manually rotatable about the clock face and numerals about the clock face for both the hours of the day and the minutes of the hour. The clock also includes a pair of disks for establishing a time of day using strictly numbers. The methods of establishing a time of day operate independent of each other, allowing for a student to match one method to the other.

Abstract: A teaching clock comprising an analog clock face having numeric indicia of hour and minute disposed about its periphery, an hour hand and a minute hand pivotally mounted and substantially centrally disposed proximate to the analog clock face, a digital time display disposed adjacent to the analog clock face, and a gear assembly responsive to movement of the minute hand for conforming a time displayed by the digital time display to a time indicated by the hour hand and the minute hand.

Abstract: A toy doll for teaching time of day and time relationships for daily activities, including a hollow body housing a speaker and an associated memory, the memory including controls for storage of selected words for announcement by the speaker, a display unit attached to the exterior of the toy doll including individually selectable display figures, and operator control buttons attached to the exterior of the doll for activating the speaker and the display unit. Means are also included for activation of a time of day display and announcement on demand, and for activation of preset alarms and announcements on demand for review purposes and for education of the intended user.

Abstract: A time teaching aid for teaching the concept of remaining time and elapsed time comprises a stationary face with a plurality of numerical indicia marks arranged around the face in a generally clockwise pattern, and successive indicia marks decreasing in value in a clockwise direction from a twelve-o'clock position. A rotating face rotates in the clockwise direction on the stationary face and exposes a portion thereof in front of the stationary face during rotation. A time hand rotates in synchronization with the rotating face and points to the numerical indicia marks on the stationary face.

Abstract: An instructional aid for teaching time telling comprising a disk shaped dial assembly; a first ring shaped minute indicia ring having first indicia sequentially indicating the numerals five through sixty in numerical increments of five spaced about the perimeter thereof; a second ring shaped minute indicia ring having second indicia sequentially indicating the numerals one through sixty spaced about the perimeter thereof; a partial ring, arcuately shaped before-the-hour minute indicia member having third indicia thereon indicating the numerals one through thirty and the numeral sixty thereon; and a before/after indicia ring having fourth indicia thereon indicating a before portion and an after portion. The dial assembly, the first minute indicia ring, the second minute indicia ring, the before-the-hour minute indicia member, and the before/after indicia ring are interconnectable and, preferably, are interconnectable to form a circular disk.

Abstract: Apparatus for playing games relating to time comprises one or two dice and a clock. The dice are dodecahedral. One dice represents hours and has its facets numbered from 1 to 12. The other dice represents minutes and is numbered at intervals of 5 from 5 to 60. The clock is made up of a central circular core and twelve sector-shaped outer segments. Various games can be played with the apparatus.

Abstract: An educational clock assembly includes a clock mechanism, a circular face plate, and a fastening ring. The circular face plate is formed of a plurality of modular pieces and has a central receiving hole into which the clock mechanism is press-fitted, a plurality of first grooves which are spaced angularly and equally on the circumference of the face plate. Each of the first grooves has a hour-piece which engages detachably in the first groove and which bears a hour numeral. The fastening ring engages around the circumference of the face plate in order to bind the modular pieces together. The inner periphery of the fastening ring has a plurality of second grooves. Each of the second grooves is aligned radially with a corresponding one the first grooves of the face plate and has a minute-piece which engages detachably in the second groove and which bears a minute numeral.

Abstract: The means for generating a children's weekly interactive scrolling calendar apparatus comprises the use a wall mounted unit that has two vertical spindles mounted on a solid frame made of wood or the like. The spindle contain a roll of paper that is scrolled from one spindle to the other spindle and, at the same time, keeps the paper flat at all times by passing below retaining pieces at each end of the open central area of the apparatus. A sliding guide and indentation markings allows the children to set up a seven day week and record their activities throughout the week and then scroll up the week after it has been concluded. A new week is then prepared. The calendar can then be unrolled at the end of the semester or year and the activities can be reviewed. The apparatus can be replaceably attached to a wall. A method of generating the children's weekly interactive scrolling calendar is also disclosed.

Abstract: A digital teaching clock has a base member, an analog clock face on the base member, a digital clock face on the base member with display elements, placards for mounting on the display elements, and fastener strips for detachably mounting the placards on the display elements. A student sets a time on the analog clock then attaches placards on the display elements to form a numerical equivalent of the time of day in digital format.

Abstract: A calendar date monitoring system particularly effective for monitoring pregnancy and other medical conditions is disclosed. The system includes a substantially flat calendar strip, which includes a first set of indicia arranged longitudinally on the calendar strip to define calendar days and months. A substantially flat interval strip includes a second set of indicia arranged longitudinally,on the interval strip to define predetermined time intervals. The second set of indicia include a first guide mark formed proximate one end of the interval strip, a second guide mark formed proximate the opposite end of the interval strip and a plurality of intermediate marks arranged between the first and second guide marks.

Abstract: A personalizable animated character display (10) for transforming a face photograph (24) into a personalized animated character comprising a body image (20) and one or more movable body parts (12, 14). In the preferred embodiment, the animation is driven by a clock drive mechanism (30) and the display is configured to also serve the role of a clock. The display is made personalizable by providing an opening (22) in the character body image (20), through which the face on the personalizing face photograph (24) may be shown in such a position as to integrate with the character body image (20).

Abstract: An improved calendar unit which has removable and shiftable pieces representing the months of the year and the days of the week as well as the weeks of the month. The calendar unit has a panel with portions defining first, second, third and fourth recesses. The first recess receives pieces or bars with the months of the year printed on them. A second recess receives one of the bars depending upon the month of the year in which the calendar unit is being used. In a third recess, pieces having numerals printed on them represent the days of the week and the days of the month. Several pieces are blank on the reverse sides so that they can blank out numerals used during those months having less than thirty-one days. In fourth recesses, members which have artwork printed thereon are inserted on the panel. These members represent the seasons of the year and provide an aesthetic effect for the calendar unit.

Abstract: An educational calendar includes a base web formed of a fibrous material arranged to include a first base to removably mount a monthly indicator plate, with a plurality of rows and columns of date spaces, with each column of date spaces having a date designation mounted to each of the seven columns. The date plates mounted upon the date spaces are of contrasting coloration and configurations for the education and amusement of children and the like. A modified date plate structure is arranged to include a tablet dispensing pocket for use by children.

Abstract: The invention relates to an eductional aid for teaching children to tell the time. The aid includes a face and at least one pointer rotatable about a centrally disposed axis relative to the face. A carrier is provided which carries indicia which are position behind the face. The face includes apertures through which at least some of the indicia can be seen. A knob for moving said carrier is also provided so that the indicia may be selectively displayed through the apertures.

Abstract: An educational clock face includes a medial divider line directed diametrically through the clock face from the twelve through the six to demarcate time subsequent to and preceding each hour in a learning procedure, as well as each of the clock digits defined between one and eleven inclusively provided with indications of the total of minutes subsequent to and prior to each hour. The hour and minute indicator hands are provided with enumeration to indicate their status, wherein the structure of the clock face arranged for mounting relative to existing clock faces.

Abstract: A timer for teaching young children the concept of time is described. The timer includes a timing mechanism contained within a housing having a timer dial and activity selector. The timer dial permits selection of a duration of predetermined length and includes an indicator which moves in relation to a time scale to graphically illustrate the change in duration of length. The activity selector permits display of a graphic representation of the activity being timed or for which the child is waiting.

Abstract: A device for teaching reading and passage of time which comprises a clock face composed of not less than three planes having two separate numerical scales circumferentially and concentrically disposed therein; the outer minute scale on the highest plane represented by 60 sector shapes, each sharing a common border line set at increments of 6 degrees beginning at zero degrees at the top center of the circular scale; each minute sector shape containing a plurality of minute numerals centrally spaced within each minute sector shape and directly in line with each border line interval; the inner hour scale on the next lower plane represented by 12 sector shapes each sharing a common border line set at increments of 30 degrees beginning at zero degrees at the top center of the circular scale; each hour sector containing numerals 1 to 12 centrally spaced within each hour sector and directly in line with each border line interval; each minute and hour sector shape graphically skewed; and respective hour and minute ha

Abstract: A child's holiday calendar is arranged for enabling children to visually ascertain the approach of a holiday without a reading requirement associated therewith. The calendar includes a matrix of pockets of a predetermined number to include the date of the month prior to and including the holiday date. An underlying opaque pouch is utilized for storage of various visual markers, such as candy, marking spheres, and the like, wherein a child may visually ascertain an approach of an impending holiday as the markers sequentially removed from the associated pockets. The pockets may be prenumbered, or alternatively may utilize removable date cards or fanciful figures attachable to the portion of the support sheet overlying each pocket.

Abstract: A child's learning calendar is set forth to enable a child's association of various shapes and recognize same and simultaneously gain understanding of the sequence and passage of days of the week. The calendar includes seven pairs of matched cards associating a day of the week with a predetermined configuration wherein the cards are each formed at respective engaging edges with extended elecrical contacts whereby positioning of the appropriate and predetermined matched pairs of cards within a pair of overlying compartments, the proper positioning of electrodes will complete an electrical circuit to illuminate a light bulb pair to indicate proper matching of the cards.

Abstract: An educational aid, comprising a figure representing an animate object. A plurality of first enhancing means are provided which are adapted to attach magnetically to the figure. One surface of the first enhancing means bears representation of at least one teach object. A plurality of second enhancing means is provided, which are adapted to magnetically attach to the figure, wherein the second enhancing means relates to a feature of the teaching object.

Abstract: An educational game for teaching children to tell time has a playing board with a racetrack printed thereon. Players take turns moving their markers around the race track in accordance with their ability to correctly set the hands of a clock provided on the board to match various times printed on cards drawn from a deck.

Abstract: An electronic learning device (10) for teaching how to tell time is provided. A student provides input to the device, in a preferred embodiment, by a plurality of keys (14) which select the learning activity and its difficulty level. In certain activities, the device (10) request (visually and/or auditorily) the student to engage in a randomly selected time-identification problem. The student's response is compared with the correct response, and the information concerning the appropriateness of the response is provided to the student. In the case of erroneous response, the correct response can be presented to the student both orally and visually. A speech synthesizer (38) (and/or analog and/or digital display) serves to generate a request to the student concerning time identification problems, and comments on the appropriateness of the student's response.

Abstract: This invention deals with a teaching means for reading time by providing simulated analogue and digital clocks wherein said clocks function independently from each other.

Abstract: A children's clock including a dial face area containing exchangeable pictorial or design elements. The dial face area of the children's clock is configured as a changeable puzzle picture. The puzzle picture motif can be correlated with the age of the child; in effect, can in a so-called manner grow along with the child, as a consequence of which there is achieved that the child, during every stage of development, will gladly playingly occupy himself with this puzzle clock and thereby, during the course of completing the picture motif, is occupied with the time display and at least with the hour-hand, and in constant repetition with the concept of time or recognition of the time cycle. Hereby, there can be provided different time display arrangements for the different learning stages, which in the shape of exchangeable time displays can, in addition to the puzzle parts, be detachably fastened in the plane of the dial face area.

Abstract: A teaching wheel challenges a student to find the correct answer to arithmetic and other problems. The teaching wheel comprises a problem disk and an answer disk mounted concentrically for rotation on a frame. The problem disk is mounted above the frame, and the answer disk is mounted under the frame. The problem disk has a smaller diameter than the answer disk and frame. The problem disk is divided into a number of sectors, with a problem radiating outwardly in each sector. The answer disk has sectors containing the answers to the problems near the periphery of the disk. The frame is notched to reveal one answer on the answer disk. The problem disk is rotated so a selected problem sector is aligned with the frame notch, and the answer disk is rotated until the correct answer appears in the notch adjacent the problem sector. The problems may consist of counting, arithmetic equations, time equivalents, and money equivalents.

Abstract: An educational game is described for teaching time concepts (e.g., hours in a day, days in a week and month, calendar months, and seasons). The game comprises puzzle pieces which can be assembled in interconnecting relationship in inner and outer bands. The pieces in one band designate seasons and the pieces in the other designate calendar months. The individual pieces are so configured that assembly thereof is only possible if the seasons and the months are both in the correct sequence and the interrelationship between the seasons and the calendar months corresponding to each season is established correctly. The pieces designating months house removable pegs or like markers corresponding in number to the days in the designated months and removable for placement on associated calendar month matrices.An optional feature of the same is a day rod advantageously adapted to be mounted within the inner band of puzzle pieces.

Abstract: An activity center includes a plurality of polygonal frames pivotally connected together. Each frame includes an open area accessible from each side thereof and an activity device mounted therein whereby each device is accessible from either side of its respective frame. At least some of the activity devices are movable with respect to their respective frames. Particular elements of the activity center are interchangeable among the respective activity devices and the devices are generally cooperable with each other, therey enhancing the usefulness of the apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for teaching time recognition utilizing a clock face construction whose face is alterable systematically and simply from one mode of scale representation to another or other modes. The variation in modes are selected to correspond to the state of time recognition learning in a given child being taught time recognition.

Abstract: An educational device to facilitate learning how to tell time. The device includes a base shaped like the face of a clock and a plurality of pieces representing various lengths of time which are received in a recessed portion of the base. Also included are minute and hour hands and a peg to hold the hands to the base.

Abstract: A sheet interfitting section puzzle includes incongruent pieces with complementary indicia which are physically separated by the puzzle piece internal edges and complementally abuttable internal edges which may be arranged in only one combination with all internal edges in complementary abutting relationship. When so arranged the complementary indicia are adjacent. Internal edges may be identical and therefore pieces may fit in an incorrect location while the puzzle is being constructed, in which location indicia adjacent to complementally abutting sides would not be complementary, but all the pieces must be located in their correct locations for the puzzle to be solved.

Abstract: An educational time teaching device especially useful for teaching children to tell time is disclosed. A base member has a plurality of coins mounted on it, the coins defining a minute scale from five to sixty in five minute intervals thereon, based upon the value of the coins. A dial member has an hour scale on it and can be detachably mounted in angularly aligned superposed relationship with the minute scale on the base member. An hour hand is provided and may be pivotably and detachably mounted on the base member alone or on the dial member when it is in angularly aligned superposed relationship with the base member.

Abstract: A board-type device for use in teaching children the alphabet, numbes, how to tell time, and the like. The device includes a disk-like, double sided chalkboard member and a ring-like frame member extending completely about the periphery of the blackboard member with the blackboard member rotatably mounted to the frame member. Alphabetic letters and the like are located about the frame member on one side thereof. Numerals and the like may be located about the other side of the frame member with the numerals arranged similar to a clock face. Pointers are attached to both sides of the chalkboard member whereby rotation of the chalkboard member will cause the pointers to point towards various specific letters and/or numbers and/or the like, etc. Indicia-bearing inserts are rotatably attached to the front and back surfaces of the frame.

Abstract: A clock for educational purposes comprising a minute hand and an hour hand, both rotatably mounted at the center of the clockface, openings formed in the clockface at locations where the hours and minutes are indicated, and rotating members rotatably supported in the clock and each marked on its face with an hour indicating figure and a minute indicating figure. The surface of each rotating member is partially exposed through respective ones of the openings, and an arm is provided to rotate with the minute hand so as to individually turn the rotating members.