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Why Do We Have That Holiday? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on the reason a national holiday is kept, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.14.K-2. It prints 8 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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Why Do We Have That Holiday?

D2.His.14.K-2

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1.Why do we have Labor Day?
  • A.To honor workers
  • B.To honor cats
  • C.To honor the moon
2.Why do some places call the October holiday Indigenous Peoples' Day?
  • A.To honor the snow
  • B.To honor the stars
  • C.To honor the first peoples of the Americas
3.Why do we have Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
  • A.To honor a sports team
  • B.To honor the first airplane
  • C.To honor Dr. King's work for equal rights
4.Why is Independence Day on July 4?
  • A.It is the last day of the year
  • B.It is always the hottest day
  • C.The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776
5.Why do we have Thanksgiving?
  • A.To see the first snow
  • B.To give thanks for what we have
  • C.To start the school year
6.Why do we have Juneteenth?
  • A.To celebrate freedom for enslaved people
  • B.To celebrate a new toy
  • C.To celebrate the first day of summer
7.Why do we have Presidents' Day?
  • A.To thank farmers for food
  • B.To remember Washington and other presidents
  • C.To welcome spring
8.Why is Presidents' Day in February?
  • A.George Washington was born in February
  • B.School starts in February
  • C.February is very cold

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Answer key — Why Do We Have That Holiday?

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.To honor workers
  2. 2.To honor the first peoples of the Americas
  3. 3.To honor Dr. King's work for equal rights
  4. 4.The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776
  5. 5.To give thanks for what we have
  6. 6.To celebrate freedom for enslaved people
  7. 7.To remember Washington and other presidents
  8. 8.George Washington was born in February

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.14.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.