Federal Holiday or Heritage Celebration? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on telling national holidays from heritage celebrations, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.7.3-5. It prints 3 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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Federal Holiday or Heritage Celebration?
D2.Geo.7.3-5
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Sort each day: a federal holiday set by national law, or a celebration kept by people of a heritage or faith.
1.Sort each one: Federal holiday or Heritage celebration?
Sort: Kwanzaa, St. Patrick's Day, Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day), New Year's Day
Federal holidayHeritage celebration
2.Sort each one: Federal holiday or Heritage celebration?
Sort: Memorial Day, Nowruz, Juneteenth, Día de los Muertos
Federal holidayHeritage celebration
3.Sort each one: Federal holiday or Heritage celebration?
Sort: Veterans Day, Cinco de Mayo, Independence Day, July 4, Lunar New Year
Federal holidayHeritage celebration
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.7.3-5 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Federal Holiday or Heritage Celebration?
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Kwanzaa — Heritage celebration 2. New Year's Day — Federal holiday 3. St. Patrick's Day — Heritage celebration 4. Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) — Federal holiday
2.1. Día de los Muertos — Heritage celebration 2. Juneteenth — Federal holiday 3. Memorial Day — Federal holiday 4. Nowruz — Heritage celebration
3.1. Cinco de Mayo — Heritage celebration 2. Independence Day, July 4 — Federal holiday 3. Lunar New Year — Heritage celebration 4. Veterans Day — Federal holiday
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.7.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.