Two Medium Mazes for Ages 6-8 — Set 412120
An explorer is lost in two ancient labyrinths and only your child can guide them out; that imagined story drives these two medium 12×9 mazes for ages 6 to 8.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: medium (ages 6-7)
How to use this worksheet
- Begin with one line of story: our explorer has just stepped through the entrance and the torch is flickering.
- While your child solves the first maze, ask what the explorer finds at each dead end: a locked door, a spider web, a rockfall?
- In the second maze, let your child tell the story alone while drawing the route to the exit.
What this worksheet teaches
A story keeps a 6 to 8 year old engaged through a longer 108-cell route. The maze trains planning and visual scanning, while the narration builds vocabulary and sequencing words such as first, then, after that and finally, the same structure children use in early writing.
Play idea
After both mazes, your child writes or dictates three sentences for the explorer's diary: how they got in, what went wrong and how they escaped.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Is an explorer drawn on the sheet?
No, the mazes are plain lines; the explorer exists only in your child's imagination, which leaves room for their own ideas.
Do the two mazes have to be one story?
They can be two chambers of the same labyrinth or two separate adventures, so let your child decide.
Is a 12 by 9 maze long enough for a story?
Yes, it has enough junctions and dead ends for several plot twists and still ends within a few minutes.