Patent ID: 6882824

Claim:
An educational toy comprising: (a) a figure having an exterior surface, and wherein the figure has a head and a chest; (b) at least one indicium on the chest of the figure; (c) switching circuitry coupled to the at least one indicium; (d) a sound synthesizer; (e) a speaker; (f) a memory; (g) a plurality of preprogrammed instruction modalities in the memory, wherein the plurality of preprogrammed instruction modalities comprises a first preprogrammed instruction modality that comprises quizzing and a second preprogrammed instruction modality comprising declaratory instruction; and (h) a logic circuit having a microprocessor, input terminals that are electrically coupled to the switching circuitry, and output terminals electrically coupled to the sound synthesizer and the speaker, wherein the logic circuit controls interaction between the switching circuitry and the plurality of preprogrammed instruction modalities.