Make & colour · Kids’ activities
Take the Roman fort explorer challenge
A printable looking, drawing and questioning sheet to use at a fort or with a site plan at home.
Ages 6+ with an adult · 20-40 minutes
Print your activity
Free for home and classroom use. Print single-sided in black and white. Use A4 paper.
You will need
The A4 explorer sheet, a pencil and a clipboard or book to lean on. Use a fort plan or photographs if you are at home.
Get started
Choose your fort
Use the sheet at a Roman fort with an adult, or open a site plan and photographs at home. Add the site name and date.
Look for clues
Look for an entrance, a tower, a road and a building outline. Tick what you find. Write “not seen” when you cannot identify something.
Draw one detail
Choose a feature and sketch it in the box. Label something you can actually see, then write a question about it.
Compare and ask
Share your drawing. What is evidence, and what is your idea? Use a site guide or display to investigate your question.
Look a little closer
You do not need to find every feature. Remains differ from site to site. On a visit, stay with your adult, use marked paths and leave stones and objects where they are.
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