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.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
Independence Day (July 4)
Christmas Day (December 25)
Juneteenth (June 19)
A.The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865
B.The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
C.A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights
D.A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February)
Labor Day (first Monday in September)
A.Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day
B.American workers and what they have built
C.Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings
D.The first President of the United States
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Answer key — What Each Federal Holiday Honors
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January) — C (A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights) 2. Independence Day (July 4) — B (The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776) 3. Christmas Day (December 25) — D (A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus) 4. Juneteenth (June 19) — A (The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865)
2.1. Columbus Day (second Monday in October) — A (Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day) 2. Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) — C (Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings) 3. Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February) — D (The first President of the United States) 4. Labor Day (first Monday in September) — B (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.