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What Each Federal Holiday Honors is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the people and events federal holidays honor, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.3.3-5. 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 Each Federal Holiday Honors

D2.His.3.3-5

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Draw a line from each holiday to what it honors.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Veterans Day (November 11)
  • New Year's Day (January 1)
  • Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
  • Labor Day (first Monday in September)
  • A.American workers and what they have built
  • B.Everyone who has served in the US armed forces
  • C.The start of a new calendar year
  • D.Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
  • Juneteenth (June 19)
  • Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February)
  • Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
  • A.The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865
  • B.The first President of the United States
  • C.A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights
  • D.Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings

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Answer key — What Each Federal Holiday Honors

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Veterans Day (November 11) — B (Everyone who has served in the US armed forces) 2. New Year's Day (January 1) — C (The start of a new calendar year) 3. Columbus Day (second Monday in October) — D (Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day) 4. Labor Day (first Monday in September) — A (American workers and what they have built)
  2. 2.1. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January) — C (A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights) 2. Juneteenth (June 19) — A (The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865) 3. Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February) — B (The first President of the United States) 4. Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) — D (Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.