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Luke 2 Crossword & Word Search: The Birth of Jesus

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Three pages: word search and verse fill-in, crossword and quiz, plus answers.

The Birth of Jesus: Luke 2 word search and memory verse worksheet
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Teaching The Birth of Jesus

Read Luke 2:1–20. Identify Bethlehem, the manger, the shepherds and the angel’s announcement. This activity focuses on Jesus’ birth; Simeon, Anna and the temple visit appear later in the chapter.

  • What sign were the shepherds given?
  • What did the shepherds do after seeing Jesus?

Word Search

Words hide across, down, and diagonally — forwards and backwards.

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  • JESUS
  • MARY
  • JOSEPH
  • BETHLEHEM
  • MANGER
  • SHEPHERDS
  • ANGEL
  • PRAISE

Crossword

Use the lesson vocabulary and clues to complete the puzzle.

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Across

  1. The baby whose birth the angel announced
  2. The messenger who brought good news
  3. The town where Jesus was born

Down

  1. The people watching their flocks at night
  2. What the heavenly host offered to God
  3. The mother who laid her baby in a manger
  4. The man who traveled from Nazareth with Mary
  5. The feeding place where the baby was laid

True or False

Read the chapter and circle the right answer.

  1. Mary laid Jesus in a manger.
  2. The shepherds were watching fish in a pond.
  3. The angel announced good news.
  4. The shepherds refused to go to Bethlehem.

Memory Verse

Fill in the missing words.

Today in the town of David a has been born to you. He is the , the Lord.

Luke 2:11 · NIrV

About this Luke 2 activity sheet

This free printable worksheet reviews Luke 2 through four short activities: a word search using lesson vocabulary, a crossword based on the children’s guide, four true/false statements to talk through, and a memory-verse fill-in from Luke 2:11. The final page is a complete answer key for the adult in the room.

The sheet is written for roughly ages 6–12. Read the chapter aloud first, or work through the Luke 2 kids study guide together, then hand out the sheet as a review. You can also read Luke 2 before you start.

Print as many copies as your Sunday school class, midweek club, homeschool co-op, or family devotional needs. Choose Actual size in your printer settings so the puzzles keep their proportions.

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“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you. He is the Messiah, the Lord.”
Luke 2:11 · NIrV

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