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 20 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: Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp, Donating to a community coat drive, Buying a snack after practice, Putting $5 into a college savings account, Giving to an animal shelter, Paying to go bowling
SpendingSavingSharing
2.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Putting part of an allowance in a giving jar for a charity, Putting money away each week for a family trip, Paying for a bus ride, Leaving money in a CD to earn interest, Buying school supplies, Donating to a food bank
SpendingSavingSharing
3.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Donating to a library book drive, Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk, Depositing birthday money in a savings account, Keeping $10 aside for an emergency, Buying a T-shirt, Buying a movie ticket
SpendingSavingSharing
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Spend Now, Save Later or Give?
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buying a snack after practice — Spending 2. Donating to a community coat drive — Sharing 3. Giving to an animal shelter — Sharing 4. Paying to go bowling — Spending 5. Putting $5 into a college savings account — Saving 6. Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp — Saving
2.1. Buying school supplies — Spending 2. Donating to a food bank — Sharing 3. Leaving money in a CD to earn interest — Saving 4. Paying for a bus ride — Spending 5. Putting money away each week for a family trip — Saving 6. Putting part of an allowance in a giving jar for a charity — Sharing
3.1. Buying a movie ticket — Spending 2. Buying a T-shirt — Spending 3. Depositing birthday money in a savings account — Saving 4. Donating to a library book drive — Sharing 5. Keeping $10 aside for an emergency — 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.