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Star forts printables
Fact-checked PDFs in A4 and US Letter, for KS2 classrooms, ages 11 to 14, families and visitors to star forts.
Star Forts KS2 Topic Pack
Ages 7 to 11, schools and families
Why forts became star-shaped, label a star fort, before-or-after-1700 sorting cards, put-it-in-order date cards, a true-or-false quiz, a crossword where every answer is a real fact, a word search, a comic strip, a cannon to colour, a certificate and a full answer key
Star Forts History Detective Pack
Ages 11 to 14
Where and when did the bastioned star fort begin? Six short sources with their provenance, an evidence table, a dates task, questions the sources answer differently, and a judgement task, with full answers
Star Forts Family Activity Pack
Families, ages 5 and up
Colouring pages, a star fort maze, spot-the-difference, design your own star fort, Useless the Eraser’s star fort jokes and a 20-question quiz to do together
Star Forts Spotter’s Field Guide
Adult history fans and walkers
How to read a star fort from above and in cross-section, why the star shape, how defences changed, Vauban, 12 places in Britain, Europe, the USA and Japan with what the people who look after or describe them say, a timeline, open questions and a checklist
Star Forts Visit Journal
Visitors of all ages
Before-you-go checklist, what-to-spot tick lists for bastions, walls, gates, ditches, outworks and slopes, six sketch pages, a log for up to 12 visits, and a visit stamps page
Star Forts Timeline & Poster Set
Classrooms and home
Six poster pages: a timeline from the end of the 15th century to 2017, the parts of a star fort, why the star shape, a slice through the defences, Vauban, and star forts in numbers
Best valueThe Complete Star Forts Printables Bundle
All six packs plus a bundle guide, A4 and US Letter, in one download. $12.99 instead of $26.44 bought separately.