Medium Maze for Ages 6-8 — Set 623728
This single 12×9 maze doubles as a direction lesson: as a 6- to 8-year-old moves through it, every turn is a chance to say left, right, up or down out loud.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: medium (ages 6-7)
How to use this worksheet
- Before starting, point to the top, bottom, left and right edges of the page and name each one together.
- As your child draws, ask them to announce each move, for example 'up two, then right'.
- If left and right get mixed up, let them hold up both hands: the one making an L shape is the left.
- When the exit is reached, read the whole route back as a list of directions.
What this worksheet teaches
A medium grid offers plenty of turns, so children use spatial words many times in one sitting instead of learning them from a list. Planning the path trains scanning ahead, and describing it aloud links hand movement to language, which later helps with maps, coding games and following instructions.
Play idea
Try 'robot mode': you read out directions and your child moves the pencil only when told, one square at a time. Then swap roles so your child becomes the one giving commands.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
My child still confuses left and right. Is that normal at 6?
Yes, many children are still sorting it out between 6 and 8, and naming directions on a maze gives them repeated, low-pressure practice.
Why a 12×9 maze for this activity?
It has enough junctions to use every direction word several times, yet it is short enough to finish before the game becomes tiring.
Are there arrows or characters to follow?
No, the page shows only the maze walls, the entrance and the exit, so your child supplies all the directions.