Two Medium Mazes for Ages 6-8 — Set 647485
Children aged 6 to 8 love beating a record, so this page of two 12×9 mazes becomes a two-day timed challenge: solve one maze today and try to beat that time tomorrow.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: medium (ages 6-7)
How to use this worksheet
- On day one, time the first maze with a stopwatch and write the result in the corner of the page.
- On day two, time the second maze and see whether the new score is faster.
- Only count a time if the route is correct and never crosses a wall.
- For a third day, print another medium sheet from the series and keep the score list going.
What this worksheet teaches
Timing adds healthy motivation, but on a 12×9 grid rushing usually leads straight into dead ends, so children learn that planning ahead is the quickest strategy. Recording and comparing times also brings in simple number work: reading minutes and seconds and working out which is smaller.
Play idea
Keep a record card on the fridge with two columns, 'time' and 'wall touches'. A new record counts only if the wall-touch column shows zero, which balances speed with neat drawing.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Won't timing make my child anxious?
Keep it light: the only rival is their own score from yesterday, and a slower day simply means a new record is still waiting.
Why are there two mazes on this sheet?
Two mazes of the same 12×9 size give two fair attempts on consecutive days, so the times can be compared meaningfully.
Can my child just memorize the route?
Each maze is solved only once for the record, which is why the challenge moves to the second maze on the second day.