Struggling with multiplication? The multiplication mazes with dwarves bring fun and education together in one. This downloadable PDF material is easy to prepare and print, making it a no-prep activity ready for use in the classroom or at home.
How Multiplication Mazes Work
The multiplication mazes are organized from easiest to hardest, starting with multiples of 10 and gradually moving to multiples of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and also 11 and 12 in this product. Each multiple comes in six variants – two easy, two medium, and two hard. This variety allows children to start at a level that best matches their current abilities and gradually progress at their own pace. This fun math game for kids can be used for a long time, from first acquainting with multiplication to practicing multiplication speed. For older children who already master multiplication, the mazes can still be a great challenge. Simply add a stopwatch and compete against yourself or others in navigating the maze in the shortest time.
Difficulty Variants
Easy: Smaller mazes with sequential multiples. Easier versions practice skip counting. Children can use successive addition to find the next multiple.
Medium: Larger mazes with sequential multiples. The larger maze size makes navigation more challenging, requiring children to find more multiplication sequences.
Hard: Large mazes with random multiples. Children practice recognizing multiplication results for a specific number, laying a good foundation for easy division. The larger maze size makes it a challenging worksheet that even experienced counters will find demanding.
Benefits of Multiplication Mazes
- This activity represents a fun way of learning math, where children practice multiplication in an engaging manner. It’s ideal for those looking for an effective and fun method to learn multiplication.
- Practicing multiplication sequences: Mazes help children better understand and memorize multiplication sequences. For less experienced counters, arranging multiples in sequences allows reaching results through repeated addition and gradually memorizing them.
- Development of counting speed: Repeated recognition of multiplication results improves counting speed.
- Support for understanding division: Active use of multiples in solving mazes lays a good foundation for understanding and performing division.
Getting Started
Simply download the PDF material for printing and select the difficulty level that best matches your child’s abilities. For repeated use, we recommend laminating the maze sheets. At the end of the material, you’ll also find solution sheets, making it easy to check for correctness.
Create Your Own Maze
The file also includes worksheets for creating your own mathematical maze. Children can devise their own path, fill in the table with numbers, and write text in the dwarves’ speech bubbles. The completed maze can then be given to others to solve. This collective math activity not only reinforces multiplication knowledge but also supports logical thinking and creativity. Children learn through play, and it’s all fun and games.
Choose your variant
Which one do you need, mazes with multiples up to 10 or up to 12? Both products have the same images of dwarfs, but different numbers in the maze table.