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.
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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, Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp, Buying a new video game, Donating to a library book drive, Leaving money in a CD to earn interest, Buying school supplies
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2.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Buying a T-shirt, Depositing birthday money in a savings account, Paying for a slice of pizza, Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike, Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser, Putting part of an allowance in a giving jar for a charity
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3.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Putting $5 into a college savings account, Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk, Buying a movie ticket, Donating to a community coat drive, Putting money away each week for a family trip, Buying a snack after practice
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LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Spend Now, Save Later or Give?
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buying a new video game — Spending 2. Buying school supplies — Spending 3. Donating to a library book drive — Sharing 4. Giving to help families after a flood — Sharing 5. Leaving money in a CD to earn interest — Saving 6. Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp — Saving
2.1. Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike — Saving 2. Buying a T-shirt — Spending 3. Depositing birthday money in a savings account — Saving 4. Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser — Sharing 5. Paying for a slice of pizza — Spending 6. Putting part of an allowance in a giving jar for a charity — Sharing
3.1. Buying a movie ticket — Spending 2. Buying a snack after practice — Spending 3. Donating to a community coat drive — Sharing 4. Putting $5 into a college savings account — Saving 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.