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.
Set 9 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.
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.
Labor Day
Constitution Day
Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day
Memorial Day
A.Remembers the signing of the Constitution in 1787
B.Marks Columbus's 1492 landing, or honors Native American peoples
C.Honors working people
D.Remembers members of the military who died serving the country
2.Draw a line from each holiday to what it remembers.
Independence Day
Thanksgiving
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Juneteenth
A.Celebrates the Declaration of Independence of 1776
B.Gives thanks, and recalls the 1621 harvest meal of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag
C.Honors a leader who worked peacefully for equal rights
D.Remembers June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Texas
LessonPrint · D2.His.3.K-2 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What a Holiday Remembers
Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Labor Day — C (Honors working people) 2. Constitution Day — A (Remembers the signing of the Constitution in 1787) 3. Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day — B (Marks Columbus's 1492 landing, or honors Native American peoples) 4. Memorial Day — D (Remembers members of the military who died serving the country)
2.1. Independence Day — A (Celebrates the Declaration of Independence of 1776) 2. Thanksgiving — B (Gives thanks, and recalls the 1621 harvest meal of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag) 3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day — C (Honors a leader who worked peacefully for equal rights) 4. Juneteenth — D (Remembers June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Texas)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.