What Each Federal Holiday Honors is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the people and events federal holidays honor, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.3.3-5. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
A.Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings
B.The start of a new calendar year
C.A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus
D.Members of the military who died serving the country
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Juneteenth (June 19)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
Veterans Day (November 11)
Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
A.Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day
B.The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865
C.Everyone who has served in the US armed forces
D.A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights
LessonPrint · D2.His.3.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Each Federal Holiday Honors
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) — A (Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings) 2. Christmas Day (December 25) — C (A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus) 3. New Year's Day (January 1) — B (The start of a new calendar year) 4. Memorial Day (last Monday in May) — D (Members of the military who died serving the country)
2.1. Juneteenth (June 19) — B (The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865) 2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January) — D (A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights) 3. Veterans Day (November 11) — C (Everyone who has served in the US armed forces) 4. Columbus Day (second Monday in October) — A (Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day)
Questions about What Each Federal Holiday Honors
What does the What Each Federal Holiday Honors worksheet cover?
It practices the people and events federal holidays honor — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.His.3.3-5: Ask questions about the people behind what changed and what stayed the same. The instruction to students is “Draw a line from each holiday to what it honors”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does What Each Federal Holiday Honors practice?
D2.His.3.3-5, under History for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped significant historical changes and continuities.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
What Each Federal Holiday Honors is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.3.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does What Each Federal Holiday Honors come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of What Each Federal Holiday Honors can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is What Each Federal Holiday Honors free to print and photocopy?
Yes. What Each Federal Holiday Honors, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.His.3.3-5
Ask questions about the people behind what changed and what stayed the same.