Two Medium Mazes for Ages 6-8 — Set 930364
Fingers explore, pencils commit: on this page of two 12×9 mazes, a child aged six to eight finds each route by touch before drawing a single line.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: medium (ages 6-7)
How to use this worksheet
- Start with hands only: your child slides an index finger from the entrance of the first maze, reversing freely whenever a wall blocks the way.
- Once the fingertip reaches the exit, run along the same route once more to lock it into memory.
- Then draw the remembered route; if memory fails, the finger may scout ahead again.
- For the second maze, try a harder version: finger only for the first half, then pencil for the rest.
What this worksheet teaches
Exploring by touch costs nothing, so children feel free to test every corridor. Holding the discovered route in mind and then reproducing it with a pencil exercises working memory and planning, and the final line through 108 squares comes out with far fewer erasures.
Play idea
Play hot and cold during the finger stage: you say "warmer" while the fingertip stays on the true path and "colder" when it slips into a dead end. For the pencil stage you stay completely silent.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Does finger tracing count as cheating?
No, it is a planning step; the pencil still has to reproduce the route accurately without crossing any walls.
My child skips the finger and goes straight to the pencil. Should I insist?
Try both ways, one per maze, and compare how much rubbing out each needed; the difference usually convinces them.
Does finger tracing help left-handed children?
It can, because a left hand often covers the path while drawing; knowing the route in advance means less need to see under the hand.