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Holidays Long Ago and Today is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on what old sources show about how holidays were kept, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.10.K-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Holidays Long Ago and Today

D2.His.10.K-2

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Read each text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Independence Day Long Ago

An information text written for this worksheet. On July 4, 1777, people in Philadelphia rang bells and set off fireworks. It was the first birthday of the new nation. We know because letters and newspapers from that time tell about it. Today, many towns have parades, picnics and fireworks on July 4.

  1. 1. What do many towns have today?
  2. 2. What did people in Philadelphia do on July 4, 1777?
  3. 3. Why does a letter from 1777 help us study the past?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Juneteenth Long Ago

An information text written for this worksheet. On June 19, 1865, soldiers brought news to Galveston, Texas. The news was that enslaved people were free. In 1866, freed people held the first Juneteenth celebrations, with prayer, music and food. Photographs from about 1900 show families at Juneteenth picnics. In 2021, Juneteenth became a federal holiday. Today people have parades, picnics and music.

  1. 1. What news came to Galveston on June 19, 1865?
  2. 2. What do photographs from about 1900 show?
  3. 3. Why do you think freed people wanted to celebrate June 19?

LessonPrint · D2.His.10.K-2 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Holidays Long Ago and Today

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Parades, picnics and fireworks. 2. They rang bells and set off fireworks. 3. It was written at that time, so it tells what people did then.
  2. 2.1. Enslaved people were free. 2. Families at Juneteenth picnics. 3. It was the day the news came that they were free.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.10.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.