To Excel is Elementary: ABC's to Excel

Be creative and use Excel in a variety of ways to enhance your curriculum.
Excel can be a tool for students to produce quality work.

A	Alphabetize a List	Spelling Lists, vocabulary lists or class rosters can be alphabetized.
B	Bingo Game	Create a blank grid to input vocabulary words to play the game.
C	Charts and More	Create charts for all kinds of data, even one to make a category game.
D	Database	Build a database of the states, presidents, dinosaurs or students
E	Estimation Activity	Estimate the number of items and graph the predictions and results.
F	Formulas and Functions	Use formulas and functions to teach number crunching for special projects.
G	Graph Lessons	The sky is the limit on this one! Data is everywhere!
H	Hide Activity	Create a self checking math activity to provide drill and practice.
I	If Formula Worksheets	If formulas can be used to create a fun spelling test, grammar review or a vocabulary recall exercise.
J	Journal	Keep an ongoing journal of class events for students to write daily.
K	K-W-L File	Keep a Know - Want to Learn - What we Learned Chart for a thematic unit.
L	Log Data	A daily log, reading log or science observation form can organize data.
M	Merging Mad Libs	Create Mad Libs and utilize mail merge in Word for upper elementary.
N	Numerous Drills	Create activities that involve different operations with everyday math.
O	Online Interaction	Gather data to share online with another classroom as a project.
P	Probability Activity	Use dice, penny, or spinner and record information on chart or graph.
Q	Question of the Day	Create a response chart to gather information on a specific question.
R	Random Numbers	Use this random number generator for classroom management or math review.
S	Statistical Reports	Keep a record of weekly temperature to chart to compare withother cities.
T	Timeless Timelines	Record historical events, sequence of an activity or the highlights of an individuals life with a timeline.
U	Unhide Activity	Students can post a trivia question or problem and hide the answer.
V	Verify Math Activity	Make a chart with formulas to provide practice multiplication facts.
W	Word Search	Create a grid for students to make their own word searches.
X	Xtra Special Posters	Students can create a four sheet poster to summarize a project
Y	Yes-No Graphs	Students can compare their responses to Yes/No Questions.
Z	Zillions of Stuff	Explore, develop and design activities to involve students in gathering data.

Alphabetize a List

Bingo Game

Charts and More

Database

Estimation Activity

Formulas and Functions

Graph Lessons

Hide Activity

If Formula Worksheets

Journal

K-W-L File

Log Data

Merging Mad Libs

Numerous Drills

Online Interaction

Probability Activity

Question of the Day

Random Numbers

Statistical Reports

Timeless Timelines

Unhide Activity

Verify Math Activity

Word Search

Xtra Special Posters

Yes-No Graphs

Zillions of Stuff