Christian Holidays Worksheet

Christmas, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter are the four big days on the Christian calendar, and this Christian Holidays Worksheet helps students learn when each one comes and what it remembers. Many third graders know that Christmas and Easter mean time with family, but they are less sure how Palm Sunday and Good Friday fit into the week before Easter. This page puts the timing and the meaning side by side so the four days stay clear.

The page opens with a word box that holds all four holiday names. In the first section, students read a clue about when a day falls, such as December 25 or two days before Easter, and write the holiday it names. In the second section, they read a short clue about what people remember on that day and choose the matching holiday again. The sheet ends with a short writing prompt that asks students to tell what Christmas and Easter are each about. Use it before a holiday break, as morning work, in a Sunday school or homeschool lesson, or as a quick check after a holidays unit.

What’s Included

• One printable worksheet page with a four-word holiday box
• Four timing items for Christmas, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter
• Four clue items about what each holiday remembers
• A short constructed-response prompt about Christmas and Easter
• A complete answer key with a sample written response

Three Reasons This Helps Kids

• It puts Holy Week in order. Students see that Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter come in one week, one after another.
• It ties each day to its meaning. Matching a clue to a holiday builds real background knowledge instead of a list of names.
• It asks for a real answer. The closing prompt moves students past matching into a short written explanation in their own words.

Teacher and Parent Ideas

Print this 3rd grade Christian holidays worksheet one page per student. Read the four holiday names aloud together, then let children try the timing section on their own. Pair the finished page with a calendar and have students mark where each holiday falls this year. At home, talk about the traditions your family keeps at Christmas and Easter, and add a sentence about them on the back of the page. Revisit the sheet in December and again in the spring.

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