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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.
  • Thanksgiving
  • Flag Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Memorial Day
  • A.Gives thanks, and recalls the 1621 harvest meal of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag
  • B.Remembers members of the military who died serving the country
  • C.Remembers the day in 1777 when the flag was adopted
  • D.Thanks everyone who has served in the armed forces
2.Draw a line from each holiday to what it remembers.
  • Independence Day
  • Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Presidents' Day
  • A.Celebrates the Declaration of Independence of 1776
  • B.Honors a leader who worked peacefully for equal rights
  • C.Honors George Washington and other presidents
  • D.Marks Columbus's 1492 landing, or honors Native American peoples

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Answer key — What a Holiday Remembers

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Thanksgiving — A (Gives thanks, and recalls the 1621 harvest meal of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag) 2. Flag Day — C (Remembers the day in 1777 when the flag was adopted) 3. Veterans Day — D (Thanks everyone who has served in the armed forces) 4. Memorial Day — B (Remembers members of the military who died serving the country)
  2. 2.1. Independence Day — A (Celebrates the Declaration of Independence of 1776) 2. Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day — D (Marks Columbus's 1492 landing, or honors Native American peoples) 3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day — B (Honors a leader who worked peacefully for equal rights) 4. Presidents' Day — C (Honors George Washington and other presidents)

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