Income Is Money You Earn is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on what income is, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.6.K-2. It prints 6 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.
Sort each one: income or not income? Then circle the best answer.
1.Sort each one: Income or Not income?
Sort: A nurse's pay for a week of work, A $20 holiday gift from an uncle, Pay for teaching a piano lesson, A $10 gift card as a present
IncomeNot income
2.Sort each one: Income or Not income?
Sort: A free pencil from the library, $3 for raking a neighbor's leaves, $2 for selling lemonade, Money a friend lends you
IncomeNot income
3.Which one is income?
A.Pay for babysitting
B.A library book
C.A birthday present
4.Grandpa gives Tia $5 for her birthday. Is it income?
A.Yes, she worked for it
B.No, it is a gift
C.Yes, it is her pay
5.Where does income come from?
A.From trees
B.From work people do
C.From the mailbox
6.Why do people work at jobs?
A.To earn income to pay for needs and wants
B.To borrow money
C.To get birthday gifts
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.6.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Income Is Money You Earn
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A $10 gift card as a present — Not income 2. A $20 holiday gift from an uncle — Not income 3. A nurse's pay for a week of work — Income 4. Pay for teaching a piano lesson — Income
2.1. $2 for selling lemonade — Income 2. $3 for raking a neighbor's leaves — Income 3. A free pencil from the library — Not income 4. Money a friend lends you — Not income
3.Pay for babysitting
4.No, it is a gift
5.From work people do
6.To earn income to pay for needs and wants
Questions about Income Is Money You Earn
What does the Income Is Money You Earn worksheet cover?
It practices what income is — 6 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.6.K-2: Explain how people earn money. The instruction to students is “Sort each one: income or not income? Then circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Income Is Money You Earn practice?
D2.Eco.6.K-2, under Economics for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Explain how people earn income.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Income Is Money You Earn is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.6.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Income Is Money You Earn come with an answer key?
Yes. All 6 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 Income Is Money You Earn 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 Income Is Money You Earn free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Income Is Money You Earn, 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.