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Mary and Joseph Travel to Bethlehem Crossword for Kids

Free printable Mary and Joseph Travel to Bethlehem crossword in three levels, from easy with a word box to hard with Bible look-ups. Answer keys included.

Grades K–5 · Medium

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Ages: Early Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5)
Difficulty: Medium
Time: 10–20 minutes
Scripture: Luke 2:1–7; Micah 5:2
Bible story: The Road to Bethlehem

These free Road to Bethlehem crossword puzzles come in three levels, so every reader in your class can finish one. Every answer comes from the King James Bible (Luke 2:1–7; Micah 5:2), and each level downloads with or without an answer key.

Easy (ages 5–7): short answers, simple clues and a word box to pick from.
Medium (grades K–2): more words and no word box.
Hard (grades 3–5): kids look up each verse in their Bible to find the answer.

Use them after the The Road to Bethlehem Sunday school lesson, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

Caesar Augustus sent out a decree that all the world should be taxed, so everyone went to his own city to be counted. Joseph was of the house of David, so he went up from Nazareth to Bethlehem, the city of David, with Mary, who was great with child. Read the whole story in Luke 2:1–7; Micah 5:2 (KJV).

Memory verse: "And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)" (Luke 2:4, KJV). It is printed on every level.

The clues

The easy crossword has 6 answers and a word box to pick from. The medium crossword has 8 clues like these:

There went out a ___ from Caesar Augustus. (Luke 2:1)
A decree went out from ___ Augustus. (Luke 2:1)
All the world should be ___ (counted to pay taxes). (Luke 2:1)
Joseph went up from ___. (Luke 2:4)
He went out of the city of ___. (Luke 2:4)
Unto the city of David, which is called ___. (Luke 2:4)
She wrapped him in ___ clothes. (Luke 2:7)
She laid him in a ___. (Luke 2:7)

The hard crossword has 11 clues, each with its verse printed after it, so kids find the answers in their own Bible.

Answer keys

Each level downloads two ways: the puzzle on its own, or with a second page that shows the answer (the filled grid with each answer's verse). Print the key for helpers, or let kids check their own work.

More for Road to Bethlehem: coloring page.

Frequently asked questions

What ages are these The Road to Bethlehem crosswords for?

The easy crossword (with a word box) is for ages 5–7, the medium one for kindergarten to 2nd grade readers, and the hard one for 3rd to 5th grade. Each level downloads with or without an answer key.

Are the answers from the Bible?

Yes. Every answer comes from the King James Bible, and the answer key gives the verse for each one.

Are these crosswords free?

Yes. Print as many as you need for your church, school or home. Please don't resell them.

What Bible verses are in the The Road to Bethlehem crossword?

Every clue comes from Luke 2:1–7; Micah 5:2 (KJV), and the answer key gives the verse for each answer. The hard level prints the verse after every clue so kids can look it up.