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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Equivalent Ratios – Math Mazes
Practice how to find equivalent ratios with this set of math mazes.
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Converting Percentages – Math Mazes
Practice converting fractions, decimals, and percentages 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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Estimating Decimal Sums and Differences – Math Mazes
Practice estimating solutions to decimal addition and subtraction equations with this set of math mazes.
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Thanksgiving Math Mazes - Multiplication
Multiply single-digit numbers to help solve Thanksgiving problems with Math Mazes!
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Rounding Numbers – Math Mazes
Round numbers to various places while finding your way through this set of 5 math mazes.
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Multiplying Mixed Numbers – Math Mazes
Practice multiplying mixed numbers while finding your way through this set of 3 math mazes.
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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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Christmas Math Worksheets - Addition and Subtraction Mazes
Navigate these Christmas math mazes with addition and subtraction facts to keep those minds active!
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Dividing Multi-Digit Numbers – Math Mazes
Solve long division problems with multi-digit divisors while finding your way through this set of 3 math mazes.
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Absolute Value Mazes
Calculate the absolute value of rational numbers while finding your way through this set of 3 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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Math Mazes (Place Value)
Determine the correct paths through each maze using knowledge of place value.
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Math Mazes (Skip Counting)
Skip count your way through 3 printable math mazes that focus on number sequencing.
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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 - 'Zz'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Yy'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Xx'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Ww'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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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 - 'Uu'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Tt'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Ss'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Rr'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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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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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Oo'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Nn'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Mm'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Ll'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Kk'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Jj'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Ii'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.