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 17 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: Buying a new video game, Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp, Donating to a food bank, Putting $5 into a college savings account, Putting part of an allowance in a giving jar for a charity, Paying for a bus ride
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2.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Donating to a community coat drive, Donating to a library book drive, Leaving money in a CD to earn interest, Opening a savings account at a credit union, Paying to go bowling, Buying a movie ticket
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3.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk, Putting money away each week for a family trip, Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike, Buying a snack after practice, Giving to an animal shelter, Buying a T-shirt
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LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Spend Now, Save Later or Give?
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buying a new video game — Spending 2. Donating to a food bank — Sharing 3. Paying for a bus ride — Spending 4. Putting $5 into a college savings account — Saving 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
2.1. Buying a movie ticket — Spending 2. Donating to a community coat drive — Sharing 3. Donating to a library book drive — Sharing 4. Leaving money in a CD to earn interest — Saving 5. Opening a savings account at a credit union — Saving 6. Paying to go bowling — Spending
3.1. Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike — Saving 2. Buying a snack after practice — Spending 3. Buying a T-shirt — Spending 4. Giving to an animal shelter — Sharing 5. Putting money away each week for a family trip — Saving 6. Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk — Sharing
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.