Small Maze for Ages 4-5 — Set 613604
Little fingers make a good first explorer: in this small 8×6 maze, a 4- or 5-year-old walks the route with a fingertip, counting each corridor, and only then picks up a pencil.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: small (ages 4-5)
How to use this worksheet
- Lay the sheet flat and let your child rest a fingertip on the entrance.
- Walk the finger slowly to the exit, counting aloud each time it moves into a new corridor.
- Now draw the same route with a pencil and count again; the two numbers should match.
What this worksheet teaches
Moving a finger through the corridors lets a young child feel the shape of the route before committing to a line, which reduces frustration and rubbing out. Counting corridors adds simple number practice, and repeating the route with a pencil connects the bigger movement of the hand to the finer control of the fingers.
Play idea
Play echo. Your child's finger walks the route and you call 'echo!' at the exit. The pencil then has to echo the finger's journey exactly, with the same turns and the same count. If the pencil tries to go a different way, the echo is broken and the finger shows it the way again.