Sublime Symmetry: Free maths resource pack

To accompany RAMM’s upcoming exhibition Sublime Symmetry: The mathematics behind De Morgan’s ceramic designs, teachers can now download a free teacher’s resource pack and workbook to complement a school trip to the museum.

The exhibition will be open at RAMM between 20 May and 10 September 2023 and is free for educational group visits. Book your visit here.

The teacher resource pack includes everything needed to teach two weeks of core geometry at KS2 using William De Morgan’s ceramic designs, including lesson plans and a workbook.

Download the Sublime Symmetry workbook

Download the teachers’ resource pack

(both download as PDFs)

The visual arts are a great tool for teaching mathematical concepts such as symmetry, geometry, pattern and shape. This area of education has been widely researched and there is much evidence to support the idea that using art to teach mathematics, particularly geometry, to pupils who are visual and kinaesthetic learners can be beneficial for their learning and comprehension of the subject.

The idea for the Sublime Symmetry exhibition stems from The De Morgan Foundation’s own research into William De Morgan’s use of mathematics to create his ceramic designs and discovery of the links between the devices he used and the geometry taught in mathematics at KS2 today.

Offering an innovative and exciting way to teach and learn, the pack contains lesson plans which can be added directly to your own termly planning, ideas for creative lessons and a workbook which can be printed out and given directly to pupils.

Please book online to organise a free school visit to see the exhibition here:

Please ensure you have printed enough copies of the workbooks in advance of your visit to bring along with you on the day.

The pack can be used as a stand-alone classroom resource if a school trip to the exhibition is not possible.