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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.
  • New Year's Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Juneteenth
  • Constitution Day
  • A.Gives thanks, and recalls the 1621 harvest meal of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag
  • B.Welcomes the start of a new year
  • C.Remembers June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Texas
  • D.Remembers the signing of the Constitution in 1787
2.Draw a line from each holiday to what it remembers.
  • Independence Day
  • Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • Labor Day
  • Memorial Day
  • A.Celebrates the Declaration of Independence of 1776
  • B.Honors working people
  • C.Marks Columbus's 1492 landing, or honors Native American peoples
  • D.Remembers members of the military who died serving the country

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Answer key — What a Holiday Remembers

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. New Year's Day — B (Welcomes the start of a new year) 2. Thanksgiving — A (Gives thanks, and recalls the 1621 harvest meal of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag) 3. Juneteenth — C (Remembers June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Texas) 4. Constitution Day — D (Remembers the signing of the Constitution in 1787)
  2. 2.1. Independence Day — A (Celebrates the Declaration of Independence of 1776) 2. Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day — C (Marks Columbus's 1492 landing, or honors Native American peoples) 3. Labor Day — B (Honors working people) 4. Memorial Day — D (Remembers members of the military who died serving the country)

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