Two Medium Mazes for Ages 6-8 — Set 167935
The back seat feels very small after the first hour, and this page of two medium mazes gives a traveler aged 6 to 8 two quiet puzzles to work on between stops.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: medium (ages 6-7)
How to use this worksheet
- Clip the printout to a stiff piece of cardboard or a hardback book, which gives a firm surface on the lap.
- Start the first 12×9 maze early in the trip and keep the second for the last hour, when restlessness peaks.
- On a bumpy stretch, your child can pause and mark their place with a dot instead of pushing on through a wall.
What this worksheet teaches
Both grids hold 108 cells, each with exactly one route from its entrance to its exit. The child follows a corridor with their eyes, predicts where it leads and backs up when it closes: steady practice in planning and visual scanning. Drawing in a moving vehicle also calls for light, short strokes.
Play idea
Make your child the co-pilot: as the pencil moves, they read the route aloud as driving directions, such as 'straight on, then sharp right'. At the exit, the co-pilot announces 'you have arrived' in their best sat-nav voice.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Will two medium mazes last a whole journey?
Not a very long one, but each 12×9 maze usually takes a 6- to 8-year-old several minutes, and the co-pilot commentary stretches that further.
Is a pencil or a crayon better on a moving train?
A sharpened pencil works best, because the corridors are narrow and an eraser helps when a jolt sends the line astray.
Does the sheet have scenery or characters to look at?
None at all: just two sets of walls, two entrances and two exits, which keeps the page easy to read on a small lap.