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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.
  • Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
  • Labor Day (first Monday in September)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
  • New Year's Day (January 1)
  • A.A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights
  • B.The start of a new calendar year
  • C.American workers and what they have built
  • D.Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings
2.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)
  • Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
  • Independence Day (July 4)
  • A.Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • B.The first President of the United States
  • C.Members of the military who died serving the country
  • D.The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776

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Answer key — What Each Federal Holiday Honors

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  1. 1.1. Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) — D (Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings) 2. Labor Day (first Monday in September) — C (American workers and what they have built) 3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January) — A (A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights) 4. New Year's Day (January 1) — B (The start of a new calendar year)
  2. 2.1. Memorial Day (last Monday in May) — C (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. Columbus Day (second Monday in October) — A (Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day) 4. Independence Day (July 4) — D (The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776)

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