Summer Mazes (PDF)

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Maze Series

Designed for grades 2–5, this series pairs scene-based mazes with light drawing tasks. Students first navigate the maze, then sketch a few target words from a simple word list. Pages rotate through varied styles and gradually increase in difficulty. An optional “color it in” step adds a creative finish, and select themes include quick, kid-friendly calculations.

Student-friendly and classroom-ready, these pages are perfect for literacy warmups, seasonal units, fast-finisher bins, centers, sub plans, or home learning. The playful, structured format builds problem-solving, attention to detail, and fine-motor control while reinforcing themed content in a motivating way.

Note: Not all word-list terms appear on the maze pages. For complete vocabulary coverage, use the companion word list linked in the resource.


Summer Word List

1. Summer Weather

Sun, Hot, Sunny, Warm, Breeze, Rain, Thunderstorm, Shade

2. Fun Summer Activities

Swimming, Surfing, Sandcastle, Camping, Hiking, Fishing, Water slide, Barbecue

3. Summer Clothes

T-shirt, Shorts, Sandals, Swimsuit, Sunglasses, Sunhat, Flip-flops, Tank top

4. Summer Treats

Ice cream, Popsicle, Lemonade, Watermelon, Snow cone, Smoothie, Hot dog, Fruit salad

5. Summer Places

Beach, Pool, Park, Lake, Picnic area, Playground, Forest, Water park

6. Summer Nature

Firefly, Butterfly, Grasshopper, Seagull, Palm tree, Seashell, Crab, Starfish

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How to Use These Mazes

Perfect for:

  • Morning work or early-finisher bins

  • Literacy or STEM centers

  • Holiday/seasonal review lessons

  • Independent stations, sub plans, or take-home enrichment

 

More Summer Themed Products

CROSSWORDS

WORD SEARCHES

FULL CATALOG OF DOWNLOAD LINKS HERE

Themed Mazes Links

Addition

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Animals

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Around the Home

PDF

Birthday

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Candy

PDF

Christmas

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Cinco de Mayo

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Clothes

PDF

Colors

PDF

Days and Months

PDF

Division

PDF

Earth Day

PDF

Easter

PDF

Easy Mazes

PDF

Fall

PDF

Father's Day

PDF

Food

PDF

Geography (Set 1)

PDF

Geography (Set 2)

PDF

Geography (Set 3)

PDF

Graduation

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Health

PDF

History (Set 1)

PDF

History (Set 2)

PDF

History (Set 3)

PDF

Human Body

PDF

Kindness

PDF

Life Skills

PDF

Mother's Day

PDF

Multiplication

PDF

Science (Set 1)

PDF

Science (Set 2)

PDF

Science (Set 3)

PDF

Shapes

PDF

Social Skills

PDF

Spring

PDF

Sports

PDF

St. Patrick's Day

PDF

Subtraction

PDF

Summer

PDF

Thanksgiving

PDF

Transport

PDF

Valentine's Day

PDF

Winter

PDF

 

Mazes in Depth

Structure

Each maze is crafted around a focused sub-theme. Students navigate the maze, encountering branches and cul-de-sacs that build attention and planning. Most pages include a tiny follow-up box—students draw or label 2–3 target words from a small word box, add a quick count, or color in the scene—so the activity reinforces both content and skills in a highly engaging format.

Each completed set includes:

  • A themed maze page.

  • A simple student instruction strip.

  • An answer key showing the solved path for teacher support or self-checking

Themes Included

These mazes cover a wide range of fun, age-appropriate themes, including:

  • Seasons & Holidays (e.g., Halloween, Easter, Valentine’s Day)

  • Math-Lite Connections (e.g., quick counts, number words)

  • Everyday Topics (e.g., Animals, Weather, School)

  • Special Units (e.g., Health, Earth Day, Sports, Kindness)

Each topic reflects students’ real-life experiences and interests while strengthening problem-solving, visual scanning, and fine-motor control in a playful, highly visual way.

Easy extensions (optional):

  • Time it: solve once in pencil, then try to beat the time in pen

  • Retell the route using sequence words (first, next, then, finally)

  • Count intersections or turns and graph the results

  • Write a 1–2 sentence mini-story about the scene using the target words

  • Design a tiny maze in the corner for a partner to solve

Differentiation tips:

  • Offer a finger-trace pass before pencils for emerging learners

  • Highlight the borders of the correct region on first attempts

  • Use thicker-line versions or simpler pages to build confidence

  • Pair roles: “navigator” gives directions; “driver” traces the path

For similar downloads and other frees, do check out Cored Group on TeachSimple.

Resource Tags

vocabulary spelling summer Summer Weather Summer Clothes Summer Nature ela mazes mazes maze summer mazes

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