Maze: The Snail Goes to the Lettuce — Ages 3–4
A slow snail with a spiral shell sets off toward a big lettuce leaf. A story maze for children aged 3–4.
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Maze: The Snail Goes to the Lettuce — Ages 3–4
How to use this worksheet
- Find the snail at the start of the maze and the lettuce leaf at the finish.
- Creep a finger along at snail speed first, then draw the path to the lettuce leaf in pencil, keeping off the walls.
- There are only a couple of turns on the way to the lettuce, and the corridors are wide enough for a shaky first pencil line.
What this worksheet teaches
Moving the snail through a small 4 × 3 grid shows a three- or four-year-old that slow, careful lines win: look ahead, notice a closed corridor and keep the pencil between the walls. The lettuce leaf is the tasty goal.
Play idea
Walk around the room at “snail speed” and see who can go slowest.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Will the snail reach the lettuce?
Yes — snails are slow but steady; your child can draw slowly too.
What if my child gets stuck?
Slide back with the snail to the last turn and try the corridor it has not visited yet.
How long does it take?
Two to four minutes for most three-year-olds — and going slowly like the snail is the whole point here.