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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.
  • Juneteenth
  • Veterans Day
  • Indigenous Peoples' Day (many states and cities)
  • Labor Day
  • A.June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas
  • B.American workers and the labor movement
  • 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.
  • Columbus Day
  • Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
  • Christmas Day
  • Memorial Day
  • A.Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas
  • B.A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday
  • C.The first president, and for many people all presidents
  • D.Military members who died serving the nation

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Answer key — What Each National Holiday Honors

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Juneteenth — A (June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas) 2. Veterans Day — C (Everyone who has served in the armed forces) 3. Indigenous Peoples' Day (many states and cities) — D (The histories and cultures of Native peoples) 4. Labor Day — B (American workers and the labor movement)
  2. 2.1. Columbus Day — A (Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas) 2. Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) — C (The first president, and for many people all presidents) 3. Christmas Day — B (A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday) 4. Memorial Day — D (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.