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 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.
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: Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk, Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp, Buying school supplies, Buying a movie ticket, Giving to an animal shelter, Leaving money in a CD to earn interest
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2.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Paying for a slice of pizza, Putting $5 into a college savings account, Keeping $10 aside for an emergency, Donating to a food bank, Buying a T-shirt, Giving to help families after a flood
SpendingSavingSharing
3.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Paying for a bus ride, Donating to a library book drive, Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser, Opening a savings account at a credit union, Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike, Buying a new video game
SpendingSavingSharing
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Spend Now, Save Later or Give?
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buying a movie ticket — Spending 2. Buying school supplies — Spending 3. Giving to an animal shelter — Sharing 4. Leaving money in a CD to earn interest — Saving 5. Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp — Saving 6. Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk — Sharing
2.1. Buying a T-shirt — Spending 2. Donating to a food bank — Sharing 3. Giving to help families after a flood — Sharing 4. Keeping $10 aside for an emergency — Saving 5. Paying for a slice of pizza — Spending 6. Putting $5 into a college savings account — Saving
3.1. Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike — Saving 2. Buying a new video game — Spending 3. Donating to a library book drive — Sharing 4. Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser — Sharing 5. Opening a savings account at a credit union — Saving 6. Paying for a bus ride — Spending
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.