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 12 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: Giving to help families after a flood, Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser, Paying for a bus ride, Buying a movie ticket, Putting $5 into a college savings account, Opening a savings account at a credit union
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2.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Leaving money in a CD to earn interest, Buying a T-shirt, Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike, Buying a new video game, Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk, Donating to a community coat drive
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3.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Donating to a library book drive, Paying for a slice of pizza, Buying school supplies, Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp, Donating to a food bank, Putting money away each week for a family trip
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LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Spend Now, Save Later or Give?
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buying a movie ticket — Spending 2. Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser — Sharing 3. Giving to help families after a flood — Sharing 4. Opening a savings account at a credit union — Saving 5. Paying for a bus ride — Spending 6. Putting $5 into a college savings account — Saving
2.1. Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike — Saving 2. Buying a new video game — Spending 3. Buying a T-shirt — Spending 4. Donating to a community coat drive — Sharing 5. Leaving money in a CD to earn interest — Saving 6. Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk — Sharing
3.1. Buying school supplies — Spending 2. Donating to a food bank — Sharing 3. Donating to a library book drive — Sharing 4. Paying for a slice of pizza — Spending 5. Putting money away each week for a family trip — Saving 6. Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp — Saving
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.