Small Maze for Ages 4-5 — Set 518576
A first real problem for a child aged 4 to 5 should be small and fair, and this 8×6 maze has one clear goal, a few choices and a single correct path to find.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: small (ages 4-5)
How to use this worksheet
- Show your child the way in and the way out, and run a finger around the outer edge so they see where the walls are.
- Let them try the route alone; when they meet a dead end, say 'that's a clue', not 'that's wrong'.
- At the exit, ask them to point to the hardest part and explain how they got past it.
What this worksheet teaches
Every maze is a small problem with instant feedback. On a 48-cell grid, a four- or five-year-old can go through the whole problem-solving cycle in minutes: look, try, notice it does not work, try again and succeed. Calling dead ends clues rather than mistakes helps them see that a failed attempt is part of finding the answer.
Play idea
Make look, try, check cards. Draw three simple cards: an eye for look, a hand for try and a tick for check. Your child taps the right card at each step of the maze. After a few mazes, the same cards work for other small problems, like a tower of bricks that keeps falling down.