Planned or Unplanned Spending? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the costs and benefits of planned and unplanned spending, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.1.3-5. It prints 6 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort: Deciding to spend $10 at the fair before you go, Setting aside money each week for Mom's birthday gift, Spending all your birthday money on the first toy you see, Buying a toy the same day you saw it in an ad
PlannedUnplanned
2.Sort each one: Planned or Unplanned?
Sort: Writing a grocery list and sticking to it, Comparing prices before buying a bike helmet, Buying candy in line at the checkout because it looked good, Paying to fix a bike tire that suddenly went flat
PlannedUnplanned
3.What is one benefit of planned spending?
A.You are more likely to have money for what matters most
B.Prices always go down
C.You never need to save again
4.Which shows planned spending?
A.Spending all your money at the first store
B.Making a list before going to the store
C.Buying whatever is near the register
5.What is a budget?
A.A plan for how to use your money
B.A kind of store
C.A tax on toys
6.Why might someone wait a week before buying a toy they just saw?
A.To decide whether they really want it
B.So the toy gets more expensive
C.So they forget their money
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Planned or Unplanned Spending?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buying a toy the same day you saw it in an ad — Unplanned 2. Deciding to spend $10 at the fair before you go — Planned 3. Setting aside money each week for Mom's birthday gift — Planned 4. Spending all your birthday money on the first toy you see — Unplanned
2.1. Buying candy in line at the checkout because it looked good — Unplanned 2. Comparing prices before buying a bike helmet — Planned 3. Paying to fix a bike tire that suddenly went flat — Unplanned 4. Writing a grocery list and sticking to it — Planned
3.You are more likely to have money for what matters most
4.Making a list before going to the store
5.A plan for how to use your money
6.To decide whether they really want it
Questions about Planned or Unplanned Spending?
What does the Planned or Unplanned Spending? worksheet cover?
It practices the costs and benefits of planned and unplanned spending — 6 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.1.3-5: Weigh up what a choice gains against what it costs. The instruction to students is “Sort the spending, then circle the best answers”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Planned or Unplanned Spending? practice?
D2.Eco.1.3-5, under Economics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Compare the benefits and costs of individual choices.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Planned or Unplanned Spending? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.1.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Planned or Unplanned Spending? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Planned or Unplanned Spending? can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Planned or Unplanned Spending? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Planned or Unplanned Spending?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.Eco.1.3-5
Weigh up what a choice gains against what it costs.