Small Maze for Ages 4-5 — Set 332930
Print this small 8×6 maze twice and you have an instant, fair race: two children aged 4 or 5 each get the same layout and the same single path to find.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: small (ages 4-5)
How to use this worksheet
- Print two copies so every racer has an identical board and nobody can claim the other maze was easier.
- Say ready, steady, go and let both children start tracing from the entrance at the same moment.
- A racer whose line crosses a wall goes back to the last junction, so speed never beats care.
- Check both finished lines together and praise the neatest route as well as the fastest one.
What this worksheet teaches
With only 48 cells, the grid is short enough for a preschooler to finish in a minute or two, yet it still has junctions where the wrong choice leads to a dead end. Racing adds gentle time pressure that sharpens quick visual scanning, while the wall rule rewards steady hand control over scribbling.
Play idea
Run a checking round after the race: the children swap sheets and follow each other's line with a finger, looking for any spot where it slipped through a wall.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
What if one sibling is older and always wins?
Give the older child a handicap, such as starting after a count of ten or drawing with the other hand, so the race stays friendly.
Is an 8 by 6 maze really right for four-year-olds?
Yes, the small grid is the easiest size in this series and leads to the exit along one clear route.
Does it matter that both copies are identical?
That is the whole idea: the same layout makes the race fair and lets the children compare the path they chose.