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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.
  • Flag Day
  • Veterans Day
  • New Year's Day
  • Constitution Day
  • A.Thanking everyone who served in the armed forces
  • B.The start of a new year on January 1
  • C.The first flag was chosen on June 14, 1777
  • D.The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787
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 did Lincoln ask for a Thanksgiving Day in 1863, during the Civil War?
  • A.To choose a new flag
  • B.So the whole nation could give thanks together
  • C.To start the Civil War
4.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
5.Why did freed people first celebrate Juneteenth in 1866?
  • A.To welcome the summer rain
  • B.To open a new school
  • C.To remember the day the news of freedom came
6.The federal holiday on the second Monday in October is called…
  • A.Flag Day
  • B.Labor Day
  • C.Columbus Day

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Answer key — Why We Have These Holidays

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Flag Day — C (The first flag was chosen on June 14, 1777) 2. Veterans Day — A (Thanking everyone who served in the armed forces) 3. New Year's Day — B (The start of a new year on January 1) 4. Constitution Day — D (The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787)
  2. 2.American Indian nations and other first peoples of the Americas
  3. 3.So the whole nation could give thanks together
  4. 4.To rest and be thanked for their hard work
  5. 5.To remember the day the news of freedom came
  6. 6.Columbus Day

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