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 movie ticket, Putting money away each week for a family trip, Buying a new video game, Putting $5 into a college savings account, Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk, Donating to a food bank
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2.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Keeping $10 aside for an emergency, Paying for a bus ride, Donating to a community coat drive, Giving to help families after a flood, Buying school supplies, Opening a savings account at a credit union
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3.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Giving to an animal shelter, Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp, Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike, Buying a snack after practice, Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser, Paying to go bowling
SpendingSavingSharing
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Spend Now, Save Later or Give?
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buying a movie ticket — Spending 2. Buying a new video game — Spending 3. Donating to a food bank — 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
2.1. Buying school supplies — Spending 2. Donating to a community coat drive — Sharing 3. Giving to help families after a flood — Sharing 4. Keeping $10 aside for an emergency — Saving 5. Opening a savings account at a credit union — Saving 6. Paying for a bus ride — Spending
3.1. Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike — Saving 2. Buying a snack after practice — Spending 3. Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser — Sharing 4. Giving to an animal shelter — Sharing 5. Paying to go bowling — Spending 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.