Small Maze for Ages 4-5 — Set 522986
Summer holidays are long, and a small 8×6 maze is an easy way for a 4 or 5 year old to keep pencil skills ticking over between the last day of nursery and the first day back.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: small (ages 4-5)
How to use this worksheet
- Pick two or three fixed days a week, such as Monday, Wednesday and Friday, for a maze.
- Solve it in the morning before outdoor play, when attention is at its freshest.
- Keep the finished sheets in a folder to show the teacher or to look back on in September.
What this worksheet teaches
Short, regular practice helps preschoolers hold on to the hand control and concentration they built during the year. The small grid gives a quick success, with enough junctions to practice planning and visual scanning without turning the summer into school.
Play idea
Solve the maze outdoors on a clipboard in the garden or the park. Fresh air and a picnic blanket make it feel like a holiday game rather than work.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Does a four-year-old need summer practice?
Not formally, but a few playful pencil tasks help keep the skills they gained over the year.
Is one small maze enough?
For one session, yes; print the same set again or other small mazes for the rest of the week.
Is the sheet complicated?
No, it is a simple 8 by 6 maze with no pictures, just an entrance, an exit and one correct route.