Skip to content
LessonPrint

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.

Set 7 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

Next set

One paper per student

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425

Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Why Do We Have That Holiday?

D2.His.14.K-2

NameDate

Circle the best answer.

1.Why do some places call the October holiday Indigenous Peoples' Day?
  • A.To honor the snow
  • B.To honor the first peoples of the Americas
  • C.To honor the stars
2.Why do we have Juneteenth?
  • A.To celebrate freedom for enslaved people
  • B.To celebrate the first day of summer
  • C.To celebrate a new toy
3.Why do we have Veterans Day?
  • A.To plant a garden
  • B.To watch a movie
  • C.To thank everyone who served in the military
4.Why is Presidents' Day in February?
  • A.February is very cold
  • B.School starts in February
  • C.George Washington was born in February
5.Why do we have Thanksgiving?
  • A.To give thanks for what we have
  • B.To see the first snow
  • C.To start the school year
6.Why do we have Independence Day?
  • A.It is the first day of school
  • B.It is the start of winter
  • C.It is the birthday of our country
7.Why do we have New Year's Day?
  • A.To start a new school day
  • B.To welcome the start of a new year
  • C.To say goodbye to summer
8.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

LessonPrint · D2.His.14.K-2 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Why Do We Have That Holiday?

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.To honor the first peoples of the Americas
  2. 2.To celebrate freedom for enslaved people
  3. 3.To thank everyone who served in the military
  4. 4.George Washington was born in February
  5. 5.To give thanks for what we have
  6. 6.It is the birthday of our country
  7. 7.To welcome the start of a new year
  8. 8.To honor Dr. King's work for equal rights

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