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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort each use of money: spending, saving or sharing.
1.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Putting $5 into a college savings account, Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp, Paying to go bowling, Donating to a library book drive, Putting part of an allowance in a giving jar for a charity, Buying a T-shirt
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2.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Buying a snack after practice, Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser, Keeping $10 aside for an emergency, Donating to a food bank, Leaving money in a CD to earn interest, Paying for a bus ride
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3.Sort each one: Spending or Saving or Sharing?
Sort: Paying for a slice of pizza, Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike, Buying a new video game, Giving to an animal shelter, Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk, Putting money away each week for a family trip
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LessonPrint · D2.Eco.1.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Spend Now, Save Later or Give?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Buying a T-shirt — Spending 2. Donating to a library book drive — Sharing 3. Paying to go bowling — Spending 4. Putting $5 into a college savings account — Saving 5. Putting part of an allowance in a giving jar for a charity — Sharing 6. Setting aside part of each allowance for summer camp — Saving
2.1. Buying a snack after practice — Spending 2. Donating to a food bank — Sharing 3. Giving coins to a children's hospital fundraiser — Sharing 4. Keeping $10 aside for an emergency — Saving 5. Leaving money in a CD to earn interest — Saving 6. Paying for a bus ride — Spending
3.1. Adding coins to a piggy bank for a new bike — Saving 2. Buying a new video game — Spending 3. Giving to an animal shelter — Sharing 4. Paying for a slice of pizza — Spending 5. Putting money away each week for a family trip — Saving 6. Sponsoring a classmate in a charity walk — Sharing
Questions about Spend Now, Save Later or Give?
What does the Spend Now, Save Later or Give? worksheet cover?
It practices sorting uses of money into spending, saving and sharing — 3 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 each use of money: spending, saving or sharing”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Spend Now, Save Later or Give? 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?
Spend Now, Save Later or Give? 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 Spend Now, Save Later or Give? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 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 Spend Now, Save Later or Give? 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 Spend Now, Save Later or Give? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Spend Now, Save Later or Give?, 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.