Small Maze for Ages 4-5 — Set 663323
For a 4- or 5-year-old, a finger is the easiest first tool, so this 8×6 maze is solved twice: first by walking a fingertip through the corridors, then by drawing the route in pencil.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: small (ages 4-5)
How to use this worksheet
- Place the page flat and ask your child to put a finger at the entrance.
- Let the finger travel through the maze; if it meets a wall, it simply walks back and tries a different corridor.
- Once the finger reaches the exit, repeat the same journey with a pencil or crayon.
What this worksheet teaches
Finger tracing lets a young child test ideas freely, because nothing is drawn yet and mistakes leave no mark. The second, pencil round turns that remembered route into a controlled line, linking planning with fine motor skill. On a 48-cell grid, both rounds are short enough to finish happily.
Play idea
Make the finger a little walker: two fingers become legs that tiptoe through the maze. When the walker reaches the exit, the pencil follows its footprints all the way back to the start and out again.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Why start with a finger?
Young children often worry about spoiling the page; finger tracing removes that worry and lets them explore the maze before committing to a line.
What if the pencil route differs from the finger route?
Compare them together: the maze has only one correct path, so trace both with a finger to see which one really reaches the exit.
Is the 8×6 size right for age 4?
Yes, it is the small size in this series, with few junctions, suited to ages 4 to 5.