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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.

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Why We Have These Holidays

D2.His.14.K-2

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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.
  • Constitution Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Flag Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • A.The first flag was chosen on June 14, 1777
  • B.Giving thanks for the harvest and good things in life
  • C.Thanking everyone who served in the armed forces
  • D.The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787
2.Why do you think people started Decoration Day after the Civil War?
  • A.Stores wanted to sell more hats
  • B.So many soldiers had died, and people wanted to remember them
  • C.People wanted a day to go swimming
3.Why did people want a holiday for Dr. King?
  • A.Because he invented a machine
  • B.Because he was a President
  • C.To honor his work for fair and equal rights
4.Why did freed people first celebrate Juneteenth in 1866?
  • A.To open a new school
  • B.To remember the day the news of freedom came
  • C.To welcome the summer rain
5.Why do many people help others on Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
  • A.It is the first day of summer
  • B.Dr. King believed in serving others
  • C.It is a day for fireworks
6.Many places call the second Monday in October Indigenous Peoples' Day. Who does it honor?
  • A.The first astronauts
  • B.American Indian nations and other first peoples of the Americas
  • C.The first Presidents

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Answer key — Why We Have These Holidays

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Constitution Day — D (The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787) 2. Veterans Day — C (Thanking everyone who served in the armed forces) 3. Flag Day — A (The first flag was chosen on June 14, 1777) 4. Thanksgiving — B (Giving thanks for the harvest and good things in life)
  2. 2.So many soldiers had died, and people wanted to remember them
  3. 3.To honor his work for fair and equal rights
  4. 4.To remember the day the news of freedom came
  5. 5.Dr. King believed in serving others
  6. 6.American Indian nations and other first peoples of the Americas

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.14.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.