Why We Have These Holidays is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on why a holiday began and who it honors, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.14.K-2. It prints 6 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Draw a line from each holiday to why it began. Then circle the best answer.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Independence Day
Flag Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
A.The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776
B.Giving thanks for the harvest and good things in life
C.Honoring working people
D.The first flag was chosen on June 14, 1777
2.Many places call the second Monday in October Indigenous Peoples' Day. Who does it honor?
A.The first astronauts
B.The first Presidents
C.American Indian nations and other first peoples of the Americas
3.Why do many people help others on Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
A.It is the first day of summer
B.It is a day for fireworks
C.Dr. King believed in serving others
4.Why did Lincoln ask for a Thanksgiving Day in 1863, during the Civil War?
A.So the whole nation could give thanks together
B.To start the Civil War
C.To choose a new flag
5.Why did workers want a Labor Day in the 1880s?
A.To start the school year
B.To rest and be thanked for their hard work
C.To mark the first snow
6.Why do many towns hold parades on Veterans Day?
A.To show thanks to people who served
B.To sell new cars
C.To welcome spring
LessonPrint · D2.His.14.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Why We Have These Holidays
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Independence Day — A (The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776) 2. Flag Day — D (The first flag was chosen on June 14, 1777) 3. Labor Day — C (Honoring working people) 4. Thanksgiving — B (Giving thanks for the harvest and good things in life)
2.American Indian nations and other first peoples of the Americas
3.Dr. King believed in serving others
4.So the whole nation could give thanks together
5.To rest and be thanked for their hard work
6.To show thanks to people who served
Questions about Why We Have These Holidays
What does the Why We Have These Holidays worksheet cover?
It practices why a holiday began and who it honors — 6 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.His.14.K-2: Suggest reasons something happened in the past. The instruction to students is “Draw a line from each holiday to why it began. Then circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Why We Have These Holidays practice?
D2.His.14.K-2, under History for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Generate possible reasons for an event or development in the past.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Why We Have These Holidays is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.14.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Why We Have These Holidays come with an answer key?
Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Why We Have These Holidays can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Why We Have These Holidays free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Why We Have These Holidays, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.