Two Medium Mazes for Ages 6-8 — Set 550252
Two printed copies of this sheet turn two medium 12×9 mazes into a head-to-head race for siblings aged 6 to 8, with no arguments about who had the easier puzzle.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: medium (ages 6-7)
How to use this worksheet
- Print two copies and write each racer's name at the top.
- Use a crossover start: one sibling begins with the top maze and the other with the bottom maze, which stops anyone copying a route from across the table.
- The race ends when a racer has finished both mazes; the sheets are then exchanged so each sibling inspects the other's lines.
What this worksheet teaches
Medium mazes contain enough junctions that pure speed backfires, so racers soon learn that a moment of looking ahead beats a rush into a dead end. Checking a sibling's sheet adds careful visual tracking, and accepting the result is useful practice in fair play.
Play idea
Add a pit stop. Between the first and the second maze, each racer must jump up, do five star jumps and sit back down before picking up the pencil again. The pit stop gives the child who is behind a chance to catch up.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Why start on different mazes?
With the crossover start, siblings never work on the same puzzle at the same moment, so nobody can follow the other's pencil; by the end, both have solved identical mazes.
Are 12×9 mazes right for both a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old?
Yes, the medium grid suits the whole 6 to 8 range; a younger child can get a few seconds' head start to keep the race close.
What if both siblings finish at the same moment?
Count the wall touches on each sheet; the racer with fewer slips wins, which also rewards a careful line.