Abstract: An interactive learning device for children has a housing with a front and back face. Multiple switches are located on the front face of the housing and an image of a letter of an alphabet is associated with each of the switches. The housing also supports a speaker designed to produce sounds or music and one or more display devices for displaying images. An electronic processor in the housing communicates electrically with the multiple switches, the speaker, and the one or more display screens. The processor responds to the switches to selectively cause the speaker to produce sounds and the screen to display images.

Abstract: A method for developing cognitive and motor skills in students comprising the steps of providing a thinking-learning-creating cubicle having a plurality of walls forming an enclosed space. The walls are operative to substantially prevent visual and auditory stimuli from sources disposed exteriorly of the walls from penetrating the enclosed space, thereby reducing distractions to a student positioned within the enclosed space. A learning interface in electrical communication with an interactive teaching apparatus is disposed within the enclosed space which is configured to direct the student's attention toward the learning interface. Communication means are provided which permit communication between an individual positioned within the enclosed space and an individual positioned exteriorly of the enclosed space. The method also includes the step of selecting a learning task for a student to execute within the enclosed space.