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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.
  • Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
  • Independence Day (July 4)
  • Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
  • New Year's Day (January 1)
  • A.Members of the military who died serving the country
  • B.The start of a new calendar year
  • C.The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
  • 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)
  • Christmas Day (December 25)
  • Veterans Day (November 11)
  • Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February)
  • A.Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings
  • B.Everyone who has served in the US armed forces
  • C.A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus
  • D.The first President of the United States

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Answer key — What Each Federal Holiday Honors

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Columbus Day (second Monday in October) — D (Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day) 2. Independence Day (July 4) — C (The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776) 3. Memorial Day (last Monday in May) — A (Members of the military who died serving the country) 4. New Year's Day (January 1) — B (The start of a new calendar year)
  2. 2.1. Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) — A (Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings) 2. Christmas Day (December 25) — C (A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus) 3. Veterans Day (November 11) — B (Everyone who has served in the US armed forces) 4. Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February) — D (The first President of the United States)

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