KS3 Excel Mega-Bundle – 6 Fully-Dyslexia-Friendly Lessons (Battleships, Maths Modelling, Functions, Logic, Budgeting & Profit!)

KS3 Excel Mega-Bundle – 6 Fully-Dyslexia-Friendly Lessons (Battleships, Maths Modelling, Functions, Logic, Budgeting & Profit!)

Transform the way your KS3 students learn spreadsheets with this complete 6-lesson Excel unit, fully resourced, highly engaging, and designed with dyslexia-friendly fonts, colours and layout throughout. Every lesson includes teacher slides, worksheets, editable Excel files and step-by-step tasks that ensure success for all learners, including SEND and lower-ability students.

This bundle takes students from absolute beginners to confident spreadsheet users through fun, practical and real-world modelling activities.

What’s included in the 6-lesson sequence:

Lesson 1 – Battleships & Cell Referencing
Introduce spreadsheets through a fun Battleships activity. Students learn rows, columns, cells, formatting and basic referencing using a fully accessible grid-based model.

Lesson 2 – “Cheating at Maths!” Using = Calculations
Show pupils how simple = formulas can calculate answers automatically. They learn to use cell referencing to solve maths problems and see how modelling updates instantly.

Lesson 3 – Fun Into Functions!
Students discover Excel’s most popular beginner functions: SUM, AVERAGE, MIN and MAX. Step-by-step, dyslexia-friendly instructions build confidence with real-world examples.

Lesson 4 – IF & ELSE Logic: Build a Self-Marking Quiz
Introduce spreadsheet logic with IF statements. Students create a mini quiz where Excel marks their answers automatically — a brilliant link to computing and coding concepts.

Lesson 5 – Real-World Cost Modelling
Learners build a practical budgeting spreadsheet for shopping, everyday spending and simple cost analysis. A perfect real-world application of formulas and modelling.

Lesson 6 – Party Planner: Costs, Pricing & Profit!
Students design a party, add their own items, calculate costs, set ticket prices and work out profit or loss. This creative challenge consolidates the whole unit.

Why this bundle sells exceptionally well on TES:

• ✔ Fully dyslexia-friendly design – OpenDyslexic font (or similar), pastel backgrounds, spacious layouts, clean formatting and colour-coded examples in every lesson.
• ✔ Extremely high engagement – Battleships, self-marking quizzes, party planning and budgeting keep behaviour low and motivation high.
• ✔ Perfect for mixed-ability KS3 groups – Step-by-step tasks, scaffolded worksheets, clear modelling, and optional extension challenges.
• ✔ Ready-to-teach – All six lessons include PowerPoints, worksheets and editable Excel templates. No preparation needed.
• ✔ Real-world relevance – Students quickly see how spreadsheets matter in life, business, money, events and computing.

Skills students will master across the bundle:

• Cell referencing
• Formatting & layout
• Basic operations using =
• Functions (SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX)
• IF/ELSE logic
• Budgeting, costs & profit
• Spreadsheet modelling & decision-making

This 6-lesson Excel bundle gives you everything you need for a full half-term of KS3 Computing — fully accessible, fun to teach, and proven to keep students engaged from start to finish.