A Detailed Lesson Plan in Internet & Computing Fundamentals (ICF)

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
1. Discuss the different parts and function of the Microsoft Excel.
2. Identify the different parts of the Microsoft Excel.
3. Value the importance of knowing the different parts of the Microsoft Excel.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

TOPIC: Introduction to Microsoft Excel
SUB – TOPIC: Parts of the Excel Window
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Laptop/LCD Projector and PowerPoint Presentation
REFERENCE: Whizkids Computer Literacy Program XP Advance Series, pp. 2-3.

III. PROCEDURES
Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity
A. Preliminary Activities
Daily Routine
Everybody stand up and let us pray. ( Everybody will stand up and pray.)
1. Greetings
Good Morning class! Good Morning Teacher!

Before we start, please pick up those pieces of paper, ( Everybody will pick garbage/trash around them.)
candy wrappers and etc.
You may now take your seats. Thank you Teacher!

2. Checking of Attendance

Is there any absent from the class? None Teacher.

Very Good! I’m really glad that everyone is present today.

Keep it up!

B. Developmental Activities
1. Activity
a. Motivation
Class, are you familiar with the song “Watermelon”? Yes Teacher.

We’re going to sing the song but were going to change Ok Teacher.
the lyrics.

Ok by using the words Computer, Monitor, Keyboard Co – computer, Co – computer, Monitor, Monitor,
and CPU, everybody please try to sing the song. Keyboard, Keyboard, Keyboard 2x, CPU, CPU .

One more and make louder and fast! ( The students will repeat the song. )

Are you familiar with those words? Yes Teacher.

From your previous lesson in your previous year or level .

you have already discussed this. Monitor, Keyboard and CPU
are all parts of the computer.

b. Main Activity

Since you already know the computer and its parts. We

may now go deeper.

Class, are you familiar about Excel and its parts?

Yes Teacher.
Ok. That’s good.

I have 14 numbers with scrambled

letters. I will give you 10 minutes for this activity.

Arrange the letters to form a word. You may get a

( Everybody will get a scratch paper. )
scratch paper.

1. KCIUQ SESCAC RABLOOT

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2. TEILT ARB
3. WINWOD LORTNOC SUTTNOB
4. LIFE NUME
5. BORNIB
6. NEMA OBX
7. LUMAFOR RAB
8. CEATIV LECL
9. ECLL
10. HETERKSOW
11. BOKOKROW
12. STTRA NOTTUB
13. KAST ARB
14. LOSCRL SABR

Time’s up! ( Everybody will stop writing. )

2. Analysis

Before discussing those words, our lesson for today is

Microsoft Excel.

Can anyone define what is Microsoft Excel? Teacher it is a computer-generated spreadsheet that makes
the basic tasks much easier.
Very good!

It means that it is a spreadsheet application program

included in Microsoft Office and its full name is Microsoft Office
Excel.

A Microsoft Excel has the standard feature of an

electronic spreadsheet which uses cell that are represented in
rows and columns designed to perform basic arithmetic
operations.

It is also widely used in accounting and financial

applications, as well as in statistics and engineering
calculations.
It is an on – screen spreadsheet that contains
And the program supports and displays graphs, charts
various cells in columns and rows, Teacher.
and histograms from a given set of groups of data.

What is a Worksheet?

That’s right!

By entering information in the form of labels, values and

formulas into the worksheet cell, you create tables or
spreadsheets, useful for summarizing, tabulating, and
analyzing data.

So, here is how the Worksheet looks like.

(Showed the actual Worksheet on the LCD Projector.)

The MS Excel Window

It has 14 parts.
Teacher it is the Quick Access Toolbar.
By looking and checking your scratch, we may now
enumerate the different part of Microsoft Excel

What is the number 1 part?

Very Good!

It provides access to the most common Word commands Title Bar, Teacher.
including Save, Undo, Repeat and Copy. You can customize,
add or delete buttons on this toolbar.
Window Control Buttons
Number 2 please

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 It shows the open program and the name of the open file.

Number3 File Menu

It can minimize, maximize, restore and close the window.

Number 4

Provides access to the menu in Office 2010.

When you click this button it shows the following menus: Ribbon
Save, Save As, Open, Close, Info, Recent, New, Print, Save
and Send, Help, Add – Ins, Options, Exit.
Tabs – provides access to many tools and contain related
Number 5 please groups
Groups – organize related commands. Group name appears
It contains the commands organized in three below the Group ribbon
components. Commands – appear within each group

What are the three components?

Name Box Teacher
Very Good!

The next is?

Formula Bar
Ok. It shows the cell reference of the active cell. This can
also be used to locate a cell. It is the area where we can enter or edit text or formulas

The next one is the?

And what is that? Teacher, it is Active Cell.

Very Good!

Number 8

You got it!

Teacher, Cell.
It is a cell that is selected. It is indicated in the Name Box
at the Formula Bar.

Next word please

Yes, it is a rectangular area where a column and a row Worksheet Teacher.

intersect.

Each cell is identified by a cell reference which is its

column and row location.

Number 10

Each workbook contains worksheets with sheet tabs

located at the bottom of the worksheet.
Teacher, Workbook.
The sheet tab identifies the name of the worksheet
( example sheet1, Sheet2, Sheet3 )

Number 11

What is Workbook?

This is a file that contains one or more worksheet, which

you can use to organize various kinds of related information.
Start Button
And always remember that workbook
contains worksheet with sheet tabs located at the
bottom of the worksheet.

Number 12
Task Bar

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 It is the main menu and the access to all programs and
files available in your computer.
It is also used to shut down or restart your computer Teacher, Scroll Bars.

Second to the last word

It contains the button sized files that are open.

And finally the last one is?

It allows you to easily go to the top or bottom, left or right

of the worksheet.
Teacher, it is important for us to know the different parts
So class, those are the different parts of the Microsoft of Microsoft Excel for us to be familiar with them to know their
Excel and those parts can be found at the Excel Window. function and uses in using the spreadsheet application.

3. Abstraction It is significant for us to know the locations of the different

parts of the Microsoft Excel for us to use the application well
Class, why do you think it is important for us to know the Teacher.
different parts of the Microsoft Excel?

Why it is significant for us to know the different location of the

different parts of the Microsoft Excel.

Very well said.

All your answers are correct. Knowing the different parts

of the Microsoft Excel is important for us to know how it works
so that we can easily use or navigate within the Microsoft
Excel.
4. Application
Ok class, can I have here 3 students who can point out 3
parts of Microsoft Excel and tell its function.
( Answers may vary )
Student A
1. Quick Access Toolbar – provides access to the most
common word commands
2. Name Box – shows the cell reference of the active cell
3. Cell – rectangular area where a column and a row intersect

Student B
1. Formula Bar – area where you can enter or edit text or
formulas
2. Title Bar – shows the open program and the name of the
Very Good! open file
3. Ribbon – contains the commands organized in three
components
Next

Student C
1. Start Button – main menu and the access to all programs
and files available in your computer
2. Task Bar – contains the button sized files that are open
Very well said! 3. Scroll Bars – allows you to easily go to the top or bottom,
left or right of the worksheet
And the last one.

It is important to know the different function or uses of the

different parts of the Microsoft Excel for us to use them easily
Very Good!
and effectively.
You have now learned the different parts of Microsoft
Excel.

Again, why is it important for us to know the function or

uses of the different parts of the Microsoft Excel?

IV. EVALUATION
Please get ¼ sheet of pad paper and identify the following statement.

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 1. This is the main set of command organized by tabs, groups and commands. --- Ribbon
2. This is for scrolling to the top or bottom, left or right. --- Scroll Bar
3. Enables access to each individual worksheet. --- Sheet Tabs
4. It shows or displays the formula being used. --- Formula Bar
5. Provides access to the menu in Office 2010. --- File Menu

V. ASSIGNMENT
Give an example of a business and explain why your chosen business would benefit using Microsoft Excel.