Category Archives: spreadsheet
4th Grade Virginia Weather Graphs
Fourth graders at Davis Elementary are learning about weather in science (SOL4.6), Virginia regions in social studies (VS.2b), and graphing in math (SOL4.14). So today students in Mr. Cochran’s class researched current temperatures in different regions of Virginia and graphed them. I gave them a template that you can copy here. First we clicked the […] Continue reading
5th Grade Number Patterns
Fifth graders at Davis Elementary are reviewing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (SOL5.4) as well as studying number patterns (SOL5.17). So today students in Mr. Cangelosi’s class created number patterns for their classmates to solve using Google spreadsheets. First I gave them a template to use and shared it using Google classroom. Feel free to […] Continue reading
1st Grade Flower Fraction Graphs
First graders at Laburnum have been learning about spring (Science SOL1.7) and fractions (Math SOL1.3). So today students in Ms. Wingfield’s class made spring flower fraction graphs. First we helped them log into Google classroom where I gave them a Google spreadsheet template that you can copy here (File > Make a Copy). The students […] Continue reading
5th Grade Decibel Day
Fifth graders at Holladay Elementary have been learning about sound in science (SOL5.2) and fractions in math (SOL5.2) so today we figured out the fractions of our day spent at different decibel levels. First we discussed what decibels measure (they are a way to measure the loudness or amplitude of the sound waves). Next we […] Continue reading
1st Grade Graphs
First graders at Laburnum Elementary have been learning how to gather data by counting and tallying (SOL1.14) and how to display that data in graphs (SOL1.15), so today students in Ms. Tyler’s class practiced those skills using the computer. First we logged into their Google accounts (with lots of help) and went to Google classroom. […] Continue reading
5th Grade Order of Operations
Fifth graders at Varina Elementary have been learning about order of operations in math (SOL5.7) so today Ms. Chisom’s class created a spreadsheet showing how the order of operations works. First we did a quick warm up in Google classroom. I asked them to write two number sentences with the same 3 numbers in the […] Continue reading
Word Sort Spreadsheet
I’ve been doing lots of spreadsheet lessons this year because most of my schools are focusing on math skills. However, spreadsheets can be used for other things besides math… like word sorts. Most students have to do weekly word sorts, and a spreadsheet is a useful tool for them to keep their word sorts organized. […] Continue reading
3rd Grade Rounding Calculator
Third graders at Laburnum Elementary have been learning how to round numbers to the nearest ten and hundred (SOL3.1b) so today I showed the students in Ms. Collins’ and Ms. Ford’s classes how to make a rounding calculator. First, for a warm-up activity, we went to Google classroom and I posted an announcement that said, […] Continue reading
