Planned or Unplanned Spending? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the costs and benefits of planned and unplanned spending, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.1.3-5. 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 19 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Planned or Unplanned Spending?
D2.Eco.1.3-5
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Sort the spending, then circle the best answers.
1.Sort each one: Planned or Unplanned?
Sort: Spending your lunch money at the arcade, Comparing prices before buying a bike helmet, Deciding to spend $10 at the fair before you go, Buying a game because a friend just got it
PlannedUnplanned
2.Sort each one: Planned or Unplanned?
Sort: Buying a toy the same day you saw it in an ad, Waiting for a sale to buy winter boots, Spending all your birthday money on the first toy you see, Buying school supplies from a list in August
PlannedUnplanned
3.Marco has $10 and a list: a notebook for $3 and pencils for $2. How much is left if he sticks to his plan?
A.$8
B.$7
C.$3 + $2 = $5; $10 − $5 = $5
4.What is one benefit of planned spending?
A.You are more likely to have money for what matters most
B.Prices always go down
C.You never need to save again
5.What is a budget?
A.A kind of store
B.A plan for how to use your money
C.A tax on toys
6.A bike tire pops and must be fixed today. What kind of spending is this?
A.A gift
B.Unplanned, but needed
C.Planned months ago
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Planned or Unplanned Spending?
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buying a game because a friend just got it — Unplanned 2. Comparing prices before buying a bike helmet — Planned 3. Deciding to spend $10 at the fair before you go — Planned 4. Spending your lunch money at the arcade — Unplanned
2.1. Buying a toy the same day you saw it in an ad — Unplanned 2. Buying school supplies from a list in August — Planned 3. Spending all your birthday money on the first toy you see — Unplanned 4. Waiting for a sale to buy winter boots — Planned
3.$3 + $2 = $5; $10 − $5 = $5
4.You are more likely to have money for what matters most
5.A plan for how to use your money
6.Unplanned, but needed
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.