Google Sheets Lesson Plan
Birthday Party Expenses Spreadsheet

Assignment: Students create a birthday party expense spreadsheet with chart. Students have a budget of $300.00 to purchase a variety of items for the party. Students choose as much as they can for the party without going over $300.00. Students create a chart illustrating their purchase expenses.

Google Sheets Birthday Party Expense
Budget & Chart Finished Example

Birthday Party Supplies List:

Students can download this supply list and shop online for prices. Students use the items and prices to create their spreadsheet data.

Download: birthday-party-supplies-list

Students Learn and Practice
the Following Basic Spreadsheet Skills:

• Creating and formatting a spreadsheet title using "merge and center"
• Entering data in columns and rows
• Using the simple formula "SUM" to automatically calculate total expenses
• Formatting numbers as currency and adding $ signs.
• Creating a chart using the expense data entered.
• Using different colors for chart segments to improve visual presentation
• Creating, sizing, and positioning the chart to fit on a single page with the data
• Searching, inserting, sizing, and positioning a related image
• Using print preview and printing

Spreadsheet Rubric for Grading Assignments

Download: rubric-for-spreadsheet-with-chart.pdf