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Computing KS2 lesson plan – Use Battleships to introduce spreadsheets and data handling

Key Stage

KS2

Age

Years 3-6

Subjects

Introduce the concept of spreadsheets and data handling by playing a round of battleships…

Data handling in computing can often be overlooked, but it’s an important part of the KS1 and 2 curriculum. Furthermore, data handling skills provide so many cross-curricular links, the obvious example being numeracy (coordinates, for example).

This lesson is a fun way to introduce spreadsheet modelling skills to KS2 pupils before they progress to adding data and creating charts.

What they’ll learn

  • Understand that a spreadsheet is made up of cells and that each cell has a reference
  • Select a specific area of cells
  • Adjust the colour and outline of a cell
  • Find the correct cell reference when asked
  • Type letters into cells

This download contains

  • Full PDF lesson plan

Adam Foster is an experienced primary school computing teacher and education author. He launched iLearn2.co.uk in 2016 to help teachers and pupils with primary computing skills. Follow Adam on Twitter at @ilearn2primary.

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