Income, Spending, Saving, Credit or Giving? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on naming the kind of money decision, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.1.3-5. It prints 3 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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Income, Spending, Saving, Credit or Giving?

D2.Eco.1.3-5

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Sort each money decision into its group.

1.Sort each one: Income or Spending or Saving or Credit or Giving?

Sort: Keeping half your allowance for a bike, A paycheck from working at a store, Putting money in a jar for disaster relief, Borrowing $10 from your brother and paying him back Friday, Buying a birthday card for a friend

IncomeSpendingSavingCreditGiving

2.Sort each one: Income or Spending or Saving or Credit or Giving?

Sort: Being paid to mow a lawn, Paying for a couch over six months, with interest, Donating $5 to an animal shelter, Putting birthday money in a college savings account, Buying lunch in the school cafeteria

IncomeSpendingSavingCreditGiving

3.Sort each one: Income or Spending or Saving or Credit or Giving?

Sort: Earning money at a lemonade stand, Giving canned food to a food bank, Paying for a movie ticket, A family taking out a loan to buy a house, Not spending your coins so you can buy a game later

IncomeSpendingSavingCreditGiving

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Answer key — Income, Spending, Saving, Credit or Giving?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. A paycheck from working at a store — Income 2. Borrowing $10 from your brother and paying him back Friday — Credit 3. Buying a birthday card for a friend — Spending 4. Keeping half your allowance for a bike — Saving 5. Putting money in a jar for disaster relief — Giving
2.1. Being paid to mow a lawn — Income 2. Buying lunch in the school cafeteria — Spending 3. Donating $5 to an animal shelter — Giving 4. Paying for a couch over six months, with interest — Credit 5. Putting birthday money in a college savings account — Saving
3.1. A family taking out a loan to buy a house — Credit 2. Earning money at a lemonade stand — Income 3. Giving canned food to a food bank — Giving 4. Not spending your coins so you can buy a game later — Saving 5. Paying for a movie ticket — Spending

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.