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 7 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: Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk, Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser, Depositing birthday money in a savings account, Paying for a slice of pizza, Buying a T-shirt, Putting $5 into a college savings account
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2.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Putting money away each week for a family trip, Buying a snack after practice, Buying a new video game, Donating to a food bank, Putting part of an allowance in a giving jar for a charity, Opening a savings account at a credit union
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3.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp, Paying for a bus ride, Paying to go bowling, Giving to help families after a flood, Donating to a community coat drive, Keeping $10 aside for an emergency
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LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Spend Now, Save Later or Give?
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buying a T-shirt — Spending 2. Depositing birthday money in a savings account — Saving 3. Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser — Sharing 4. Paying for a slice of pizza — Spending 5. Putting $5 into a college savings account — Saving 6. Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk — Sharing
2.1. Buying a new video game — Spending 2. Buying a snack after practice — Spending 3. Donating to a food bank — Sharing 4. Opening a savings account at a credit union — Saving 5. Putting money away each week for a family trip — Saving 6. Putting part of an allowance in a giving jar for a charity — Sharing
3.1. Donating to a community coat drive — Sharing 2. Giving to help families after a flood — Sharing 3. Keeping $10 aside for an emergency — Saving 4. Paying for a bus ride — Spending 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.