Serve self from a shared bowl at snack
When to use this goal
For preschoolers who eat when food is placed in front of them but do not yet take a portion from a shared bowl or pass it on. Present levels in grasp, reach, and waiting decide fit. Family-style snack builds serving, waiting, and passing in one short routine.
- Baseline
- Record each time a shared bowl reaches the student across 3 snack days: did the student take a portion with the utensil and pass it on without help. Note the utensil used; tongs and spoons are different motor tasks.
- Tips
- Start with dry foods that are easy to scoop. Let the student choose whether to take a portion; passing the bowl without taking any still counts as a correct response. Share the routine with families who eat family-style at home.
- Limits
- Not for students with feeding plans that limit self-feeding or textures; follow the feeding plan. Does not measure how much the student eats.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-dl-023.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during family-style snack at a table of four to six students, given a shared bowl and a serving spoon or tongs, the student will take one portion from the shared bowl with the serving utensil and pass the bowl to the next student independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive snack days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily at snack.
Baseline: 1 of 5 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. Opportunity (trial) recording 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 Daily Living 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 - Daily Living Skills
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal415 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during family-style snack at a table of four to six students, given a shared bowl and a serving spoon or tongs, the student will take one portion from the shared bowl with the serving utensil and pass the bowl to the next student independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive snack days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily at snack.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During family-style snack at a table of four to six students, given a shared bowl and a serving spoon or tongs
- Behavior
- The student will take one portion from the shared bowl with the serving utensil and pass the bowl to the next student independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive snack days
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Daily at snack
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Matching data sheet
Opportunity tracker. One box per opportunity in each session.
Opportunity tracker
Opportunities- Student label:
- Target:
- in at least 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 consecutive snack days
- Collection schedule:
- daily at snack
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during family-style snack at a table of four to six students, given a shared bowl and a serving spoon or tongs, the student will take one portion from the shared bowl with the serving utensil and pass the bowl to the next student independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive snack days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily at snack.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | # + (of 5) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 5 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.