
Help the Caterpillar Find the Apple — Level 2
Inch the caterpillar over to its apple: a 10 by 10 color maze for ages 4–5 with a 49-square route and 13 dead ends.
- Suitable for
- Ages 4–5
- Pages
- 1 page
- Level
- Medium
- Printing
- Color printer
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What your child practices
- Solves a first maze on a 10 by 10 grid
- Moves along a route one square at a time
- Retells how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly
About this worksheet
A caterpillar moves one segment at a time, which is exactly how this maze wants to be solved — square by square rather than in glances across the page. At 49 squares it is one of the shorter routes at this level, so it suits a first attempt at a 10 by 10 grid.
A caterpillar eats and eats, then wraps itself in a chrysalis or cocoon and comes out as a butterfly or moth, one of the biggest changes any animal makes. Children who know picture books about a hungry caterpillar will enjoy retelling the story here. The route is on the short side for this grid, which makes it a sensible first 10 by 10.
There is exactly one way through: no loops, and no square cut off from the rest.
How to use this sheet
Move like a caterpillar: one square at a time, with no jumping ahead. That slow pace suits a child meeting the narrower corridors for the first time. Afterwards, ask your child to tell the story of what the caterpillar turns into.