A learning aid for teaching characters includes a chair that has a back, seat, legs and support structure securing the back and seat to the legs. The learning aid further includes a set of these chairs. Each chair includes a character such as a letter of an alphabet or a numeral. The character is provided on the back of each chair. In one instance, the character is removable and is fastened to the back of the chair or support structure via fastening means. The fastening means may include complementary strips of magnets or hook and latch material. In another instance, the character is permanently fastened to back of the chair via a fastening device such as a rivet or bolt fastened to the support structure or back of the chair.