Lesson Plan

• Describe the purpose of report and page headers/footers in a database report.
• Differentiate between report‑level and page‑level sections.
• Apply design‑view steps to insert and format report header, page header, page footer, and report footer.
• Evaluate a printed preview to ensure correct placement and repetition of sections.
• Produce a simple sales report that includes all four sections with accurate calculations and page numbering.

• Computer with database software (e.g., Microsoft Access)
• Projector and screen
• Sample sales data worksheet (digital or printed)
• Step‑by‑step handout on inserting headers/footers
• Whiteboard and markers
• Internet access for optional tutorial video

Begin with a quick question: “Where do you look for key information when scanning a printed report?” Connect this to students’ prior experience with school reports and explain that consistent headers and footers improve readability. Today’s success criteria are that students will correctly add report and page headers/footers and verify their placement in a sample sales report.

1. Do‑now (5'): Students list differences between report header and page header on sticky notes.
2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Explain purpose and layout of each section; show example diagram.
3. Demonstration (12'): Live walkthrough in Access Design View inserting each header/footer.
4. Guided practice (15'): Students create the “Monthly Sales Report” using the provided data; teacher circulates for support.
5. Check for understanding (8'): Switch to Print Preview; students identify and correct any misplaced sections.
6. Reflection & exit ticket (5'): Learners write one key formatting tip and submit it.

Review the four sections and why they appear once or on every page. For the exit ticket, each learner shares the most important formatting rule they learned. Homework: modify a previously created report to include appropriate headers and footers and bring a screenshot for the next lesson.