Materials
Rug
Books and puzzles
Instructions
1. Set up a maze as space allows.
2. Place the circles, beanbags, blocks, or whatever items you choose along the
path on, behind, under, over, or in the maze items.
3. Ask a child to go through the maze and ask him to stop when he sees the
item. Ask him to then describe where it is, such as under the block, on the
chair, beside the block, and so on. This is great practice for learning positional
words or as a language activity for developing sentences.
4. After describing where it is, the child may pick up the item and go to the next
one.
5. After the child has collected all of the items, ask the children to turn their
backs while you or a child put the items in other places (or the same places
depending on the level of the children involved).
More to do
Use this activity for number recognition, letters, shapes, and so on. Place these
items in the maze and ask children to identify them when they find them. Do the
activity outside if the weather permits.
