4th Grade Math Maze | Back to School Review

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- Grade 4
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- Preparation
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- math maze, back to school math review
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- Mazes, Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
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About this resource
What's inside this resource
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Identify a fraction represented on a number line or as part of a group
Calculate the area and perimeter of rectangles and squares from given dimensions
Solve multi-step word problems involving money, elapsed time, and unit conversion using the four operations
Use a computed answer to navigate sequentially through a maze of connected problems
Teaching tips
Assign a different one of the four maze versions to each small group or table so students working nearby are not solving identical problems.
Require the separate work-and-staple sheet from the start, since the maze format hides intermediate steps and makes it hard to check reasoning from the maze page alone.
Use the four versions across a week as short daily warm-ups rather than a single long sitting, since each maze runs about a dozen mixed-skill problems.
Skills covered
Fraction identification — students name the fraction marked on a number line or represented as part of a group, such as identifying what fraction of a fruit basket is pears.
Area and perimeter calculation — students compute the perimeter of a given rectangle and the area of a given square from labeled side lengths.
Multi-step word problem solving — students combine operations to solve real-world scenarios, such as figuring out how many more coupon books Susan needs to sell after two partial sales.
Equation solving for a missing factor — students solve one-step equations such as "45 ÷ x = 9" or "7 x Y = 63" for the unknown.
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How does the maze format work?
Students start at the box marked "Ready, Set, Go!" and solve that problem; the correct answer matches a value printed in another box, and following that chain of answers traces a path to "Congratulations!" or "You did it!" at the end.
Do the four versions cover the same math skills?
Yes — all four mazes mix fractions, area/perimeter, elapsed time, unit conversion, and multi-step word problems, but with different numbers and word-problem contexts in each version.
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Curriculum
Standards, concepts & topics
Standards
- 4.MD.A.3 — Apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real world and mathematical problems. For example, find the width of a rectangular room given the area of the flooring and the length, by viewing the area formula as a multiplication equation with an unknown factor.
- 4.OA.A.3 — Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having wholenumber answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.
Core concepts
fractions
area and perimeter
multi-step word problems
place value
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