
Help the Fox Find the Burrow — Level 3
Send the fox home to its burrow: a 12 by 12 color maze for ages 4–5 with a 75-square route, 46 turns and 14 dead ends.
- Suitable for
- Ages 4–5
- Pages
- 1 page
- Level
- Challenging
- Printing
- Color printer
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What your child practices
- Solves a mid-range level 3 maze independently
- Plans ahead at forks on a long route
- Learns that a fox's home is called a den
About this worksheet
Going to ground: the goal is a hole the fox disappears into, which small children find satisfying in a way that an apple or a bone is not. Seventy-five squares and 46 turns place it squarely in the middle of the level 3 range on both counts.
A fox's home is called a den, often dug under tree roots or taken over from another animal. Foxes hunt mostly at dawn and dusk, and their hearing is sharp enough to pick up small animals moving under snow. The maze sits in the middle of level 3 on length and turns, so it is a steady test once the gentler sheets are done.
There is exactly one way through: no loops, and no square cut off from the rest.
How to use this sheet
Let your child try this one without any hints first. If they get stuck, give one clue: point to the fork they passed last. When they reach the burrow, ask what a fox might keep inside its den.