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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.
  • Christmas Day
  • Independence Day
  • Indigenous Peoples' Day (many states and cities)
  • Veterans Day
  • A.Everyone who has served in the armed forces
  • B.The histories and cultures of Native peoples
  • C.A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday
  • D.The adoption of the Declaration of Independence
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Juneteenth
  • New Year's Day
  • A.The first president, and for many people all presidents
  • B.The first day of the calendar year
  • C.A civil rights leader who led nonviolent protests
  • D.June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas

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Answer key — What Each National Holiday Honors

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Christmas Day — C (A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday) 2. Independence Day — D (The adoption of the Declaration of Independence) 3. Indigenous Peoples' Day (many states and cities) — B (The histories and cultures of Native peoples) 4. Veterans Day — A (Everyone who has served in the armed forces)
  2. 2.1. Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) — A (The first president, and for many people all presidents) 2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day — C (A civil rights leader who led nonviolent protests) 3. Juneteenth — D (June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas) 4. New Year's Day — B (The first day of the calendar year)

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