Two Medium Mazes for Ages 6-8 — Set 314887
This sheet of two medium mazes is a handwriting helper in disguise: children aged 6 to 8 practice a relaxed pencil grip and steady lines while hunting for the exit.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: medium (ages 6-7)
How to use this worksheet
- Check the grip first: pencil resting on the middle finger, held by thumb and index finger, with the other fingers relaxed.
- Find the route through the first 12×9 maze with the eyes, then trace it slowly, keeping the line in the middle of each corridor.
- Use the second maze to compare: was the line calmer the second time?
What this worksheet teaches
Corridors in a 12×9 grid are narrow enough to show wobbles but wide enough to stay inside with care, which makes them good practice for line control. Keeping a line centered, stopping exactly at a corner and turning cleanly are the same small movements used in joining letters. The child still has to find the one correct path first, so visual scanning and planning come along with the motor work.
Play idea
Hold a "tightrope" contest: the path is a rope over a river, and each time the line touches a wall, the tightrope walker gets wet. Count the splashes in maze one and try to beat that number in maze two.