long feather quill pen with a pointed writing tip at the bottom Maze

About the long feather quill pen with a pointed writing tip at the bottom

A quill is a writing pen made from a large bird's feather. The hollow end of the feather is cut to a point and split, then dipped in ink to write, much like a dip pen. For hundreds of years, before metal pens were invented, quills were how people wrote letters and books. Trace a path down this quill-pen maze, a fitting stop on a long-ago-writing or history activity.

• Long ago, people wrote with pens cut from bird feathers.
• The quill was the main writing tool before metal-nib and fountain pens.

How to use this maze

• Start at the red flag and trace a path to the checkered flag — there is one correct route.
• Print on A4 or US Letter at 100% scale; the solution image above is the answer key.
• Free for classroom, homeschool, and personal printing.

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