Patent ID: 9583022
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G09B

Claim:
1. An apparatus for teaching fine motor skills to a special needs student, comprising: a configurable platform comprising a plurality of walls, each wall having an interior surface and an exterior surface; a plurality of hinges pivotally connecting each wall with at least one other wall; and, at least one skills training tool fixed to the interior surface of at least one wall; wherein the walls of the platform can be oriented and arranged in at least a first configuration forming a housing enclosing the educational tool, and a second configuration wherein all of the walls are coplanar; and wherein said apparatus has a primary orientation in which the education effects are optimized and the at least one tool replicates the orientation of objects encountered by the student in real life when the apparatus is arranged in its primary orientation and rests against the student's body.