Two Medium Mazes for Ages 6-8 — Set 29803
Finger first, pencil second: this sheet of two medium 12×9 mazes teaches 6- to 8-year-olds to test a route by touch before committing it to paper.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: medium (ages 6-7)
How to use this worksheet
- On each maze, your child slides a finger from the entrance toward the exit, backing up freely at dead ends.
- Only when the finger arrives at the exit does the pencil come out, following the route the finger found.
- Compare the two boards: did the finger-first habit mean fewer erased lines on the second maze?
What this worksheet teaches
With 108 cells per board there are plenty of junctions for mistakes, and a finger makes mistakes free. Separating exploration from execution is a valuable planning habit that shows children a plan can be checked before acting. Tracing the confirmed route then becomes pure pencil-control practice, with attention on staying between the walls.
Play idea
Make it a road-building job: the finger is the scout who explores and the pencil is the builder who lays road only on ground the scout has checked. The builder may never go where the scout has not been.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Why not use the pencil straight away?
Pencil marks from wrong turns clutter the page; exploring with a finger keeps the final line clean and easy to read.
My 8-year-old says the finger step is babyish. What then?
Suggest using it only on the second maze and comparing results; many older children notice they erase less.
How do the two medium mazes differ?
Both are 12×9 grids with different random layouts, so the finger meets new junctions on each board.