Check water temperature before a shower or bath
When to use this goal
For students who bathe or shower on their own or are learning to, and who step in without checking the water temperature. Present levels in turning faucets and in hand sensation decide fit; students with reduced sensation in the hands need a thermometer method.
- Baseline
- Ask the family to note for 7 showers whether the student tested the water before stepping in, by listening and asking rather than watching. Scalds can happen in seconds, so the target is every shower.
- Tips
- Families can lower the water heater setting or install an anti-scald valve. Mark the safe faucet position with colored tape. Teach adjusting cold first, then hot.
- Limits
- Relies on family report. Students with seizures or poor balance need a bathing safety plan first.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-cs-040.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, before every shower or bath at home, as reported by the family, the student will run the water, test it with the inside of the wrist or a bath thermometer, and adjust it before getting in independently in 7 of 7 opportunities, across 2 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily, reported by the family weekly.
Baseline: 2 of 7 opportunities.
- Condition
- Observable behavior
- Criterion
- Measurement method
Measurability check11 of 11 met
Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.
Met: Condition. Stated.
Met: Unit fits the behavior. Opportunities fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Direct observation gives opportunities data.
Met: Review timeframe. Stated.
Met: Baseline and target compatible. Same unit, change in the right direction.
Met: Aligned with area of need. Still about Community & Safety Skills.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
Checks structure and wording only. Whether the goal fits the student is the team's call.
Short-term objectives (optional)
When are objectives required?Required for students on alternate assessments (34 CFR §300.320(a)(2)(ii)); some states require them for everyone.
Paste into your IEP system
Most district systems have a separate box for each part of a goal. Copy them one at a time, or all at once as labeled text.
- Area of need
- Functional & Independence Skills - Community & Safety Skills
- Baseline
- 2 of 7 opportunities.
- Annual goal367 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, before every shower or bath at home, as reported by the family, the student will run the water, test it with the inside of the wrist or a bath thermometer, and adjust it before getting in independently in 7 of 7 opportunities, across 2 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily, reported by the family weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Before every shower or bath at home, as reported by the family
- Behavior
- The student will run the water, test it with the inside of the wrist or a bath thermometer, and adjust it before getting in independently
- Criteria
- In 7 of 7 opportunities, across 2 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Daily, reported by the family weekly
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- in 7 of 7 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 2 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- daily, reported by the family weekly
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, before every shower or bath at home, as reported by the family, the student will run the water, test it with the inside of the wrist or a bath thermometer, and adjust it before getting in independently in 7 of 7 opportunities, across 2 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected daily, reported by the family weekly.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | # + (of 7) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 7 opportunities per session, matching the goal's denominator.
- Define in advance what counts as an opportunity so every data collector records the same thing.
- Count only + marks toward the criterion unless the goal specifies prompted responses.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.