Labyrinths and Mazes

Steve created two presentations to introduce the material on which the projects were based.

Presentation 1:
Labyrinths and Mazes

This presentation explains the difference between a
labyrinth and a maze and shows lots of examples of both.
Click here to download the presentation.(PDF)

Presentation 2:

The story of Theseus and the Minotaur

This presentation tells the story of Theseus and how he killed the Minotaur in the labyrinth around 1300 BC. It uses illustrations from contemporary sources (such as vase paintings), from more recent European art and recent photography. The story is fairly grisly in places, but it is told quite simply.
Other stories come out of this presentation, such as
Daedelus and Icarus, and Ariadne on the island of Naxos.

Click here to see the flipbook presentation

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Click here to download PDF presentation. (4.06mb)

The children also drew their own version of the story.

Click here to see their flipbook presentation (opens in new window)

Click here to download PDF presentation (3.17mb)

Worksheets

Steve has prepared two worksheets on Labyrinths and Mazes.

Click here to download Steve’s Tricky Maze Puzzles (PDF)

Click here to download Steve’s Ever So Tricky Maze Puzzles (PDF)

Click here to download Chartres Labyrinth exercise (PDF)

Click here to download some brief teachers’ notes on the difference between a Labyrinth and a Maze (PDF)