Mazes for Teachers
Explore printable and digital mazes for kids created by teachers for your elementary classroom! This collection of curriculum-aligned teaching resources is full of options designed to make students think logically and strategically to find the correct path in their maze!
Boost engagement and challenge students to use critical thinking, spatial reasoning and more to solve mazes that integrate their core subjects into fun puzzles.
Looking for fresh ways to use mazes in the classroom? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
What Is a Maze? A Kid-Friendly Definition
Sure, you know what a maze is, but how do you introduce these games to your students?
Try this kid-friendly definition to explain mazes to your class: A maze is a fun puzzle filled with different paths and walls. It's a puzzle you have to solve by finding your way from start to finish. Sometimes there are twists and turns, dead ends and tricky choices, so you have to think carefully to figure out the right path to reach the end.
Ideas to Use Mazes in the Classroom
This collection of math mazes, ELA puzzles and more ensures you don't have to hit the web for tutorials on how to make mazes that will keep you up until the wee hours. But aside from the obvious, how do you incorporate them into the classroom?
- Use mazes for enrichment for early finishers. A challenging maze is so fun your fast finishers won't realize they're still practicing their skills!
- Add them to your prize chest. Mix up your prize chest with a little brain game.
- Send them home in holiday and summer break packets. Want to prevent that learning loss that can occur over a long break from school? A fun math maze can help keep those brains fresh!
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Math Mazes - Two-digit Addition
Practice adding two-digit numbers with this set of differentiated math mazes.
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Math Mazes (Equivalent Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages)
Determine equivalent fractions, decimals, and percentages with this puzzling math maze.
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Equivalent Fractions – Differentiated Math Mazes
Practice your understanding of equivalent fractions with this set of differentiated math mazes.
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Time Conversion Math Maze Worksheets
Convert units of time while finding your way through this set of 3 Time Conversion math mazes.
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Missing Part Path - Find the Missing Number Worksheet
Practice using various subtraction strategies with a fun dice-roll math maze.
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Area of a Triangle – Differentiated Math Mazes
Use the area of a triangle formula as you work your way through this set of differentiated math mazes.
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Decimal Patterns – Math Mazes
Find your way through this set of math mazes by determining the addition or subtraction pattern in a sequence of decimal numbers.
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Multiplying Decimals Math Mazes
Complete decimal multiplication problems while finding your way through this set of three math mazes.
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Math Mazes (Multiplication and Division)
Solve these mazes by manipulating numbers using multiplication and division skills.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Pp'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Elapsed Time - Math Maze Worksheets
Find start times, end times, and time elapsed to find your way through our printable Elapsed Time Math maze worksheets.
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Place Value Worksheets for 2nd Grade - Thanksgiving Math Mazes
Save the turkey and match numbers, words, and expanded forms of numbers with a fun set of printable 2nd-grade Thanksgiving Math maze worksheets.
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Spooky 3-Digit Subtraction - Maze Game
Practice three-digit subtraction with regrouping skills with printable Halloween Subtraction Maze worksheets.
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Fact Family Mazes Differentiated Worksheet Set
Use this differentiated worksheet set to provide independent practice of fact family knowledge to solve multiplication expressions.
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Dividing Decimals Math Mazes
Review how to divide a decimal by a decimal and a whole number with this set of math mazes.
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Equivalent Ratios – Math Mazes
Practice how to find equivalent ratios with this set of math mazes.
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Order of Operations Math Maze
Evaluate numerical expressions using the order of operations with this math maze!
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Math Mazes (Place Value)
Determine the correct paths through each maze using knowledge of place value.
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Math Mazes – Making Ten
A set of mazes where students find missing addends to solve the maze.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Vv'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Qq'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Bb'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Math Mazes – Factors
A set of math mazes that allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of factors.
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Christmas Maze Printables - Holiday Vocabulary
Boost vocabulary skills and bring some Christmas spirit to your classroom with a pair of printable Christmas vocabulary worksheets!
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Christmas Activity Printables - Holiday Puzzles
Have some word-friendly Christmas fun with a pack of printable Christmas word games for kids.
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Perimeter of Composite Shapes Maze
Use this perimeter maze when teaching your students how to calculate the perimeter of composite shapes.
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Estimating Sums & Differences – 3rd Grade Math Mazes
Sharpen your students’ rounding and estimation skills with a set of 3rd grade math mazes.
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Interior Angles of Shapes – Differentiated Mazes
Explore the interior angles of regular shapes with this differentiated, maze-inspired worksheet.
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10 More, 10 Less - Differentiated Mazes
Delight your students with this maze challenge, to practice calculating 10 more or 10 less than a value within 120.
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Area of a Parallelogram – Differentiated Math Mazes
Determine the area of different parallelograms with a set of differentiated math mazes.
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One-Step Equations (Addition and Subtraction) – Math Mazes
Practice solving one-step equations with whole numbers, decimals, and mixed numbers while working through a set of 3 math mazes.
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Word Chain Mazes - Worksheets
Color a path through the maze by identifying the changing phoneme to create a continuous word chain.