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 24 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, Buying a T-shirt, Paying for a slice of pizza, Opening a savings account at a credit union, Putting part of an allowance in a giving jar for a charity, Leaving money in a CD to earn interest
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2.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Putting $5 into a college savings account, Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike, Donating to a food bank, Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk, Buying a snack after practice, Paying to go bowling
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3.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser, Keeping $10 aside for an emergency, Donating to a library book drive, Putting money away each week for a family trip, Buying a movie ticket, Buying a new video game
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LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Spend Now, Save Later or Give?
Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buying a T-shirt — Spending 2. Giving to help families after a flood — Sharing 3. Leaving money in a CD to earn interest — Saving 4. Opening a savings account at a credit union — Saving 5. Paying for a slice of pizza — Spending 6. Putting part of an allowance in a giving jar for a charity — Sharing
2.1. Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike — Saving 2. Buying a snack after practice — Spending 3. Donating to a food bank — Sharing 4. Paying to go bowling — Spending 5. Putting $5 into a college savings account — Saving 6. Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk — Sharing
3.1. Buying a movie ticket — Spending 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. Keeping $10 aside for an emergency — Saving 6. Putting money away each week for a family trip — Saving
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.