Two Small Mazes for Ages 4-5 — Set 972164
Keep a pile of this two-maze page in the reception or kindergarten classroom, and children aged 4 to 5 who finish early can take one without asking what to do next.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Maze: small (ages 4-5)
How to use this worksheet
- Store copies in a labelled tray, for example 'Finished? Take a maze', at a height children can reach themselves.
- Show the class once how it works: find the entrance, follow the path to the exit, then do the second maze.
- Ask children to write their name or initial on the sheet and put it in the finished basket, so the task has a clear end.
What this worksheet teaches
Two small 8×6 grids are short enough that a child can complete a meaningful task in the few minutes before the rest of the group is ready. Along the way they practice looking along a corridor before drawing, keeping a line away from the walls and working independently, a key skill in the first years of school.
Play idea
Create a 'maze wall': finished sheets are pinned up in a line, and on Friday everyone counts how many mazes the class solved together.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Can I use these early-finisher pages at home too?
Yes, they work the same way as a 'when you are done' activity after drawing, lunch or getting dressed.
Why two mazes on the sheet for early finishers?
Early finishers need different amounts of time; a child who completes the first small maze quickly still has a second one waiting.
Do the children need instructions from the teacher?
After one demonstration, rarely; each of the two mazes simply runs from a way in to a way out along one route.