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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: Buying a new pair of sneakers, A paycheck from working at a store, Adding money to a savings jar, Paying for a couch over six months, with interest, Donating $5 to an animal shelter

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

Sort: Giving to a school fundraiser for the library, Earning money at a lemonade stand, Putting birthday money in a college savings account, Using a credit card to buy shoes and paying the bank later, Paying for a haircut

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

Sort: A family taking out a loan to buy a house, Sponsoring a friend in a charity walk, Earning $5 for washing a neighbor's car, Opening a savings account at a bank, Paying for a movie ticket

IncomeSpendingSavingCreditGiving

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

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A paycheck from working at a store — Income 2. Adding money to a savings jar — Saving 3. Buying a new pair of sneakers — Spending 4. Donating $5 to an animal shelter — Giving 5. Paying for a couch over six months, with interest — Credit
  2. 2.1. Earning money at a lemonade stand — Income 2. Giving to a school fundraiser for the library — Giving 3. Paying for a haircut — Spending 4. Putting birthday money in a college savings account — Saving 5. Using a credit card to buy shoes and paying the bank later — Credit
  3. 3.1. A family taking out a loan to buy a house — Credit 2. Earning $5 for washing a neighbor's car — Income 3. Opening a savings account at a bank — Saving 4. Paying for a movie ticket — Spending 5. Sponsoring a friend in a charity walk — Giving

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