Free Jellyfish Mazes Printable for Preschoolers
Have you watched the movie Finding Nemo? If you have you’ll recognise where I got the idea for this Free Jellyfish Mazes Printable from. These mazes are a fun way for preschoolers to practice drawing pathways and to develop fine motor skills. Which are essential skills they need to master in order to learn how to write.
Disclosure: Adult supervision is required for all activities at all times.
The Summer break can be tough on parents who aren’t used to having their kids home every day. If you’re trying to get ready for this Summer, then start with these Summer activities for kids. Or invest in the Summer Activity Pack, which is filled with educational ideas for young kids.
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Materials Needed
- Jellyfish mazes printable
- Printer and paper
- Pencil
- Scissors (optional)
What’s Included
In the Jellyfish Mazed printable there are three different sized mazes to enjoy and play with in different ways.
1. 10 A4 pages of different mazes. There are a variety of difficulties that can be used depending on how much fine motor control the student has.
2. 2 pages of medium sized pictures, to be used as a reusable whiteboard activity.
3. 1 page of large jellyfish to be used as a gross motor game.
How to Make The Jellyfish Mazes
Download the file and print out the pages you want to use.
Worksheets: Laminate the pages to make them reusable, or you can use them as is for an easy, no-prep, activity.
Whiteboard: For this version it’s best to have a magnetic white board whiteboard, and you’ll need to attach magnetic strips to the back of your pictures. This will make it easy to create a new maze whenever you need.
Gross Motor Game: Print out multiple copies of this page, you’ll need a collection of jellyfish to give your students a challenge. Use the large jellyfish as is, or glue them onto some cardboard to give them a bit more stability.
How to Play
Worksheets: Use a pencil or whiteboard marker to draw a pathway from the clownfish, through the jellyfish, until the turtles on the other side of the page. The key is to make sure that the path does not touch any of the jellyfish, or else your clownfish will be stung.
Whiteboard: Use a whiteboard marker to draw a pathway from the clownfish, through the jellyfish, until the turtles on the other side of the page. The key is to make sure that the path does not touch any of the jellyfish, or else your clownfish will be stung.
Once you have completed your pathway, erase the line, shuffle up the jellyfish and start again.
Gross motor game: Lay out the jellyfish, in a large open area. This can be either outside, or on your classroom mat.
In this game, the student is the clownfish and needs to make it through a jellyfish maze without touching the jellyfish. They can run, jump, walk or “swim” to the other side as fast as they can without tripping or falling over.
To make this game more challenging, place the jellyfish closer together or create dead-ends to trap your students.
Younger kids can start out with the jellyfish further apart to give them room to maneuver.
Use this Paper Plate Turtle Craft to create the turtle end point on the opposite side of your jellyfish mazes.
More Summer Fine Motor Activities for Kids
These mazes are a great way to encourage toddlers and preschoolers to develop fine motor control. Here are some more fun Summer theme play ideas that will help strengthen their hand and fnger muscles.
- Free Ocean Playdough Mats
- Ocean Playdough Invitation to Play
- Sun Scissor Skills Activity
- Sunflower Seed Sweep
- DIY Sea Glass Suncatcher – Threading Activity
For more ideas, visit 15 Summer Fine Motor Activities for Kids.
Summer Activity Pack
Educational printables for preschoolers and kindergarteners for this Summer.
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