Activities Considered Appropriate for Grade Schoolers (Readers)

Kids vary in their abilities to do certain types of activities as well as in their interests. We've tried to identify activities based on a child's reading ability. The activities below should be appropriate for readers or children typically in grade school. Keep in mind that many activities for non-readers (preschool) will also be usable for readers (grade schoolers).

Where Was Jesus Maze

This maze will give your children an imaginary opportunity to help Mary and Joseph find Jesus, who, as a 12-year-old, was missing following the Passover festival.

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Jesus Taught About God Spot the Differences

What questions might you ask Jesus if you could meet with Him? Nicodemus had a chance to talk with Jesus, and we can learn a great deal from their conversation, which is recorded in John 3. As your children look for the differences between these two pictures, talk with them about some of the important things we learn from this important conversation.

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Jesus Taught About God Word Search

Give your kids a chance to find 12 words in this word search puzzle based on the conversation Nicodemus had with Jesus in John 3.

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Angel Tells Joseph About Jesus Coloring Page

Break out the crayons, markers, or watercolors! This activity is a color by number picture portraying the angel who came to Joseph in a dream to tell him to marry Mary and to name the baby Jesus.

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Joseph Told About Jesus Word Line Up

Sharpen your pencils and give your children a chance to unscramble these five words relating to Joseph’s dream and God’s instructions through an angel that Joseph marry Mary and name her child Jesus.

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Joseph Told About Jesus Word Search

When Mary and Joseph married, they knew some important things many others did not know. Both of them had received instructions from God about Jesus! This word search puzzle highlights 10 things surrounding the instructions Joseph received from God in a dream. Don’t just let your children see if they can find all 10 words—see if you can too.

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Joseph Told About Jesus - Color by Number Activity

Joseph Told About Jesus Color By Number Page

Mary and Joseph knew that Jesus, who was growing inside Mary’s body, was God’s Son. This color by number activity shows them as they got together after Joseph’s dream. Many people would not understand the special circumstances surrounding Jesus birth—but Mary and Joseph lived through them, and they trusted God in the midst of it all.

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Where Was Jesus Jigsaw Puzzle

The Jewish teachers at the temple were quite impressed with Jesus, the 12-year-old boy who, following the Passover festival, asked weighty questions and shared important insights. Jesus was in His Father’s house, doing His Father’s business. As your children work this jigsaw puzzle, observe that Jesus was special, even as a young boy. Why? Because He was and is God’s Son!

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Where Was Jesus Coloring Page

Your children will have a wonderful time coloring this picture of Jesus as a 12-year-old boy talking with the Jewish religious leaders at the temple.

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