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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.
  • Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
  • Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February)
  • Christmas Day (December 25)
  • Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
  • A.Members of the military who died serving the country
  • B.The first President of the United States
  • C.A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus
  • D.Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
  • Veterans Day (November 11)
  • Juneteenth (June 19)
  • Labor Day (first Monday in September)
  • A.The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865
  • B.Everyone who has served in the US armed forces
  • C.Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings
  • D.American workers and what they have built

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Answer key — What Each Federal Holiday Honors

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Memorial Day (last Monday in May) — A (Members of the military who died serving the country) 2. Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February) — B (The first President of the United States) 3. Christmas Day (December 25) — C (A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus) 4. Columbus Day (second Monday in October) — D (Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day)
  2. 2.1. Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) — C (Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings) 2. Veterans Day (November 11) — B (Everyone who has served in the US armed forces) 3. Juneteenth (June 19) — A (The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865) 4. Labor Day (first Monday in September) — D (American workers and what they have built)

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