Teachers & Schools

The Mathomat template combines all of the features of a traditional maths set: (ruler, protractor, compass and set squares) with a large range of important shapes in a single drawing instrument. Mathomat is fun to use, it inspires creativity and exploration. It is also practical, storing easily into a folder, so students can come to class prepared.

Mathomat in Secondary Schools

Mathomat is widely used in secondary schools. Mathomat can be used for:

• Classification and drawing of shapes and angles (years 5 to 9)
• Sketching sine/cosine and parabolic curves and functions
• Creating nets for polyhedra (years 5 to 9)
• Tessellation investigation
• Teaching directed numbers
• Representing percentages and displaying statistical information

Mathomat in Primary Schools

Mathomat has tremendous potential as a teaching aid for students at years 4 to 6. It can be used for:

• Exploring tessellations
• Exploring shapes
• Exploring patterns of shapes
• Rotation of shapes
• Exploring the symmetry of shapes
• Creating artistic designs
• Teaching students about maps, bearings and distances (years 6 to 9)