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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
  • Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • Flag Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • A.Marks Columbus's 1492 landing, or honors Native American peoples
  • B.Welcomes the start of a new year
  • C.Remembers the day in 1777 when the flag was adopted
  • D.Gives thanks, and recalls the 1621 harvest meal of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag
2.Draw a line from each holiday to what it remembers.
  • Labor Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Constitution Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • A.Honors a leader who worked peacefully for equal rights
  • B.Thanks everyone who has served in the armed forces
  • C.Honors working people
  • D.Remembers the signing of the Constitution in 1787

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Answer key — What a Holiday Remembers

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. New Year's Day — B (Welcomes the start of a new year) 2. Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day — A (Marks Columbus's 1492 landing, or honors Native American peoples) 3. Flag Day — C (Remembers the day in 1777 when the flag was adopted) 4. Thanksgiving — D (Gives thanks, and recalls the 1621 harvest meal of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag)
  2. 2.1. Labor Day — C (Honors working people) 2. Veterans Day — B (Thanks everyone who has served in the armed forces) 3. Constitution Day — D (Remembers the signing of the Constitution in 1787) 4. Martin Luther King Jr. Day — A (Honors a leader who worked peacefully for equal rights)

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