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 22 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 T-shirt, Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike, Giving to an animal shelter, Buying a snack after practice, Donating to a food bank, Putting $5 into a college savings account
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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, Depositing birthday money in a savings account, Keeping $10 aside for an emergency, Buying a movie ticket, Paying to go bowling, Giving to help families after a flood
SpendingSavingSharing
3.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Paying for a bus ride, Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp, Donating to a library book drive, Putting money away each week for a family trip, Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser, Paying for a slice of pizza
SpendingSavingSharing
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Spend Now, Save Later or Give?
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 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. Donating to a food bank — Sharing 5. Giving to an animal shelter — Sharing 6. Putting $5 into a college savings account — Saving
2.1. Buying a movie ticket — Spending 2. Depositing birthday money in a savings account — Saving 3. Giving to help families after a flood — Sharing 4. Keeping $10 aside for an emergency — Saving 5. Paying to go bowling — Spending 6. Putting part of an allowance in a giving jar for a charity — Sharing
3.1. Donating to a library book drive — Sharing 2. Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser — Sharing 3. Paying for a bus ride — Spending 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.