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What a Holiday Remembers is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on the significance of national celebrations, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.3.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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What a Holiday Remembers

D2.His.3.K-2

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Match each holiday to what it remembers.

1.Draw a line from each holiday to what it remembers.
  • Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • New Year's Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Independence Day
  • A.Gives thanks, and recalls the 1621 harvest meal of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag
  • B.Welcomes the start of a new year
  • C.Celebrates the Declaration of Independence of 1776
  • D.Marks Columbus's 1492 landing, or honors Native American peoples
2.Draw a line from each holiday to what it remembers.
  • Memorial Day
  • Presidents' Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Labor Day
  • A.Remembers members of the military who died serving the country
  • B.Honors a leader who worked peacefully for equal rights
  • C.Honors George Washington and other presidents
  • D.Honors working people

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Answer key — What a Holiday Remembers

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day — D (Marks Columbus's 1492 landing, or honors Native American peoples) 2. New Year's Day — B (Welcomes the start of a new year) 3. Thanksgiving — A (Gives thanks, and recalls the 1621 harvest meal of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag) 4. Independence Day — C (Celebrates the Declaration of Independence of 1776)
  2. 2.1. Memorial Day — A (Remembers members of the military who died serving the country) 2. Presidents' Day — C (Honors George Washington and other presidents) 3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day — B (Honors a leader who worked peacefully for equal rights) 4. Labor Day — D (Honors working people)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.