Two Medium Mazes for Ages 6-8 — Set 504943
How many times does the correct path bend? Children aged 6 to 8 solve these two medium mazes and then count every turn, adding a little math to the puzzle.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: medium (ages 6-7)
How to use this worksheet
- First solve the first 12×9 maze in pencil as usual.
- Then go back along the drawn path and put a small tally mark at every turn, left or right.
- Write the total next to the exit, solve the second maze the same way, and compare the two numbers.
What this worksheet teaches
Counting turns brings in number work: tallying, adding up and comparing which total is bigger. It also makes the child look carefully at the finished route instead of rushing on, which trains attention to detail. Solving the medium mazes in the first place still exercises planning, visual scanning and steady line drawing.
Play idea
Guess before counting: the child predicts the number of turns in each path and writes the guess in the margin. After counting, see how close the estimate was, and try to improve the guess on the second maze.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Is counting turns suitable for a 6-year-old?
Yes, tallying and counting to twenty or thirty fits this age well, and an adult can help check the total.
Why compare the two mazes?
Each 12×9 maze has its own single path, so the numbers of turns usually differ, which gives a simple "more or fewer" comparison.
Does a path with more turns mean a harder maze?
Not always; talk about it together, as dead ends also make a maze tricky, even when the correct route has few turns.