Pac-Man Maze Worksheet: Count and Move!

How to use this worksheet

Set a starting point for Pac-Man at the beginning of the maze path. Have your child roll the die, count the dots aloud, and then move their finger along the maze that same number of spaces, counting each space as they go. Continue rolling and counting in turns until Pac-Man reaches the maze's end. Once finished, review the whole journey together, recalling how many total moves it took.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Dice

Extension activities

• •Use a small toy or coin as a game piece to move through the maze instead of just a finger.
• •Draw a brand-new maze on blank paper and play the same dice-counting game with it.
• •Swap the die for number cards to practice recognizing written numerals instead of counting dots.
• •Race against a sibling or parent using two separate maze printouts and see who finishes first.

Tips for parents and teachers

If dice-dot counting feels shaky, let your child touch each dot individually rather than trying to recognize the pattern at a glance. Encourage careful, single-space counting during each move, since excited children often skip ahead by more spaces than the roll allows. Adjust the difficulty by using obstacles or a longer path once basic counting and moving feels solid.