Documents Behind Our Holidays is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on reading a holiday's document for why the day is 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.
Set 20 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Documents Behind Our Holidays
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Read each document or text, then answer the questions.
1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
The Order That Began Decoration Day
From General Order No. 11, by General John A. Logan, May 5, 1868. It set aside Decoration Day, which later became Memorial Day. (A note for this worksheet: "the late rebellion" means the Civil War.)
The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet church-yard in the land.
1. Whose graves was the day for?
2. What were people asked to put on the graves?
3. Why was the order written?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
Labor Day and Veterans Day
An information text written for this worksheet.
Labor Day is the first Monday in September. It honors working people.
Labor Day became a national holiday in 1894.
Veterans Day is November 11. It honors everyone who has served in the armed forces.
It began as Armistice Day. The fighting in World War I stopped on November 11, 1918.
1. When is Labor Day?
2. Who does Veterans Day honor?
3. Why is Veterans Day kept on November 11?
LessonPrint · D2.His.10.K-2 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Documents Behind Our Holidays
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The graves of comrades who died in defense of their country. 2. Flowers. 3. To set aside a day for decorating the graves of soldiers who died in the Civil War.
2.1. The first Monday in September. 2. Everyone who has served in the armed forces. 3. Because the fighting in World War I stopped on November 11, 1918.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.10.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.