Spend Now, Save Later or Give? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on sorting uses of money into spending, saving and sharing, 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.
Set 10 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.
Spend Now, Save Later or Give?
D2.Eco.1.3-5
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Sort each use of money: spending, saving or sharing.
1.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Putting $5 into a college savings account, Paying for a slice of pizza, Buying a T-shirt, Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk, Keeping $10 aside for an emergency, Giving to an animal shelter
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2.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Putting part of an allowance in a giving jar for a charity, Donating to a library book drive, Paying for a bus ride, Opening a savings account at a credit union, Buying a snack after practice, Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp
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3.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Leaving money in a CD to earn interest, Putting money away each week for a family trip, Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser, Donating to a community coat drive, Buying school supplies, Buying a new video game
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LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 10 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Spend Now, Save Later or Give?
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buying a T-shirt — Spending 2. Giving to an animal shelter — Sharing 3. Keeping $10 aside for an emergency — Saving 4. Paying for a slice of pizza — Spending 5. Putting $5 into a college savings account — Saving 6. Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk — Sharing
2.1. Buying a snack after practice — Spending 2. Donating to a library book drive — Sharing 3. Opening a savings account at a credit union — Saving 4. Paying for a bus ride — Spending 5. Putting part of an allowance in a giving jar for a charity — Sharing 6. Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp — Saving
3.1. Buying a new video game — Spending 2. Buying school supplies — Spending 3. Donating to a community coat drive — Sharing 4. Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser — Sharing 5. Leaving money in a CD to earn interest — Saving 6. Putting money away each week for a family trip — Saving
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.