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