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What Each National Holiday Honors is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on what each national holiday honors, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.8.3-5. 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 National Holiday Honors

D2.Civ.8.3-5

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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
  • Labor Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • New Year's Day
  • A.A civil rights leader who led nonviolent protests
  • B.Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas
  • C.The first day of the calendar year
  • D.American workers and the labor movement
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day
  • Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
  • Memorial Day
  • A.A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday
  • B.Military members who died serving the nation
  • C.The first president, and for many people all presidents
  • D.Giving thanks, made a yearly national day by Lincoln in 1863

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Answer key — What Each National Holiday Honors

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  1. 1.1. Columbus Day — B (Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas) 2. Labor Day — D (American workers and the labor movement) 3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day — A (A civil rights leader who led nonviolent protests) 4. New Year's Day — C (The first day of the calendar year)
  2. 2.1. Thanksgiving Day — D (Giving thanks, made a yearly national day by Lincoln in 1863) 2. Christmas Day — A (A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday) 3. Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) — C (The first president, and for many people all presidents) 4. Memorial Day — B (Military members who died serving the nation)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.8.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.