Students control a cheese-loving rodent in a maze while avoiding the hungry cats.

• Grade Levels: grades 2+
• Skills Developed: strategic thinking, problem solving, spatial awareness, quick decision-making, adaptability, and focus
• Standards Addressed:
  Common Core Mathematical Practices - make sense of problems and persevere in solving them by planning routes through the maze, look for and make use of structure by recognizing patterns in the cats’ movements and navigating accordingly
  
• Classroom Use:
  Brain Break - students reset their focus by concentrating on navigating the maze and avoiding obstacles
  Reflection Activity - students reflect on their problem solving strategies and how they adapted to changes in the cats' movements