About this lesson: A free digital skills lesson that introduces students to the basics of spreadsheets using Google Sheets or Excel. Aligned with international ICT and computer science curricula, the lesson helps learners understand key spreadsheet vocabulary - such as rows, columns, and cells - and shows them how to create, save, and format a spreadsheet file.

Through real-world examples like attendance registers and budgets, students explore how spreadsheets are used in everyday life. The hands-on tasks encourage collaboration and self-paced learning, building foundational digital literacy and digital concepts, along with data-handling skills. Ideal for classrooms introducing coding, robotics, or digital technologies, this free Code4Kids lesson is a great way to boost confidence with practical computing applications.