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