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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.
  • Veterans Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • New Year's Day
  • Indigenous Peoples' Day (many states and cities)
  • A.The first day of the calendar year
  • B.A civil rights leader who led nonviolent protests
  • C.Everyone who has served in the armed forces
  • D.The histories and cultures of Native peoples
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Juneteenth
  • Christmas Day
  • A.June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas
  • B.Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas
  • C.A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday
  • D.American workers and the labor movement

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Answer key — What Each National Holiday Honors

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Veterans Day — C (Everyone who has served in the armed forces) 2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day — B (A civil rights leader who led nonviolent protests) 3. New Year's Day — A (The first day of the calendar year) 4. Indigenous Peoples' Day (many states and cities) — D (The histories and cultures of Native peoples)
  2. 2.1. Labor Day — D (American workers and the labor movement) 2. Columbus Day — B (Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas) 3. Juneteenth — A (June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas) 4. Christmas Day — C (A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday)

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