MS Excel

Journal - Students can keep an journal throughout the year in one file! Encourage creative writing, keeping a log of activities, thoughts, etc.
(Journal Excel file) (Adapted from The Technology Loop)

Picture Labeling - A unique way to use Excel! Import digital photos or other image files into a workbook and use the comments feature to add labels to the pictures. This is a wonderful way to learn or review vocabulary terms, places, etc. (US States, regions of SC, parts of plant, muscles of body, planets of the solar system) Advanced students can create their own images to label! (from Pics4Learning)
Solar System Excel file

Create A Quiz - Design simple quizzes for students! Good review/practice for upcoming tests. These would be good to link to your Learning Village page to encourage student/parent visitation and skill review.
(Example Excel Quiz)

Twelve Days of Christmas - Take advantage of this opportunity to teach math and technology skills! Do you know how many total gifts were given? How much did they cost? You can adapt these to suit the level of your students. Delete information as necessary and let your students do the figuring!!
12 Days - Excel Spreadsheet Example
12 Days - Completed Excel Spreadsheet Example - Want the answers?
(Spreadsheets adapted from Judy Ann Brown - Lesson)

Patterns  - A fun way to provide students practice making and recognizing patterns - AB, ABA, ABC, AAB, etc.! Develop technology skills as well while using Excel to copy/paste colorful hearts in patterns.
You can also encourage students to create their own colorful hearts using the Drawing Toolbar in Excel!
Heart Patterns Template (25 squares with examples)
Heart Patterns Template (100 squares)

Candy Hearts - Graph how many of each color you have in your box of candy hearts.
Heart Rate - See the difference between your working and resting pulse.
Tooth Loss - Keep a record of how many teeth your young students lose during the year. (Spreadsheet designed to accompany Tooth Tally Project)
Weather - Record weather data and make graphs of temperature, precipitation, etc.
Weather - Record weather of different cities and compare.
Vacation - Enjoy seeing where most students are going!
I Wish I Were ...- Create graph in Excel and answer questions using MS Word
Election/Voting - Use Excel to collect voting data and display election results.
Froot Loops - What color is most common in a box of Froot Loops?
(Spreadsheet designed to accompany Froot Loops Project)
Favorite Team - Graph students' favorite teams.

Books! Read the book "Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday" by Judith Viorst to students. Discuss why he is no longer rich. Re-read the book with students, stopping to enter data in an Excel spreadsheet as Alexander looses/spends his money. By the end of the story, your spreadsheet should reflect the total amount he started with last Sunday and how it disappeared! You can also determine the amount of money his brothers have!
Alexander - Spreadsheet Example and Templates
(Technology activity adapted from H.I.P. Pocket Exchange Math Lesson 3-5)

Money Math - How many different ways there are to make change for a dollar? The answer is 294! One is a silver dollar. See how many of the other 293 your students can identify. Use Excel to record your combinations of coins.
Change for A Dollar - Excel Spreadsheet
(Technology activity adapted from H.I.P. Pocket Exchange Math Lesson (Upper Elem./Middle)