Number Path: Help the Boy Reach His House! (Numbers 41-50)
This maze worksheet takes 4-6 year olds into two-digit number territory, asking them to recognize and sequence numbers 41 through 50 in order to trace a path — a step up in difficulty from single-digit counting since two-digit numbers are easy to reverse or confuse (41 versus 14). Tracing the connecting line also keeps pencil control and hand-eye coordination in play alongside the number work, and the payoff of guiding the boy home gives the counting task a clear, motivating goal.
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Month 5: Play-based English Math Science | Ages 5-6Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Find number 41 on the page together and place a pencil right on it to start. Ask your child to find 42 next and draw a line connecting the two, saying the number aloud as they go. Continue this way through the path — locate the next number, connect it, say it — all the way up to 50. Once the boy reaches his house, celebrate together and read the completed number sequence back out loud.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- •Practice counting aloud from 41 to 50 a few times until it feels smooth and automatic.
- •Pick any number in the sequence and ask your child what number comes right before and right after it.
- •Write the numbers 41-50 on separate cards and have your child put them in order from scratch.
- •Count everyday objects — steps, snacks, toy pieces — up into the 40s if you have enough of them.
- •Play a simple 'what number am I thinking of' game using clues within the 41-50 range.
Tips for parents and teachers
Two-digit numbers in this range are easy to transpose, so watch for your child writing or saying 41 as '14' and gently correct the order without making it feel like a big mistake. Saying each number aloud while tracing helps catch sequencing errors before the whole path is drawn. If your child loses their place mid-maze, point back to the last connected number rather than giving the next one outright.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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