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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.
  • Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
  • Christmas Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Veterans Day
  • A.The first president, and for many people all presidents
  • B.Everyone who has served in the armed forces
  • C.Military members who died serving the nation
  • D.A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Independence Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • A.Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas
  • B.Giving thanks, made a yearly national day by Lincoln in 1863
  • C.American workers and the labor movement
  • D.The adoption of the Declaration of Independence

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Answer key — What Each National Holiday Honors

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) — A (The first president, and for many people all presidents) 2. Christmas Day — D (A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday) 3. Memorial Day — C (Military members who died serving the nation) 4. Veterans Day — B (Everyone who has served in the armed forces)
  2. 2.1. Labor Day — C (American workers and the labor movement) 2. Columbus Day — A (Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas) 3. Independence Day — D (The adoption of the Declaration of Independence) 4. Thanksgiving Day — B (Giving thanks, made a yearly national day by Lincoln in 1863)

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