Pair clean socks from a laundry basket
When to use this goal
For students starting to help fold laundry at home or at a school laundry job. Pairing socks uses matching by color, size, and pattern in a real task. Present levels and observation of the chore in a real setting, not grade or age, decide whether this template fits.
- Baseline
- Offer a basket of 6 mixed pairs on 3 days and count the correct pairs made without help. Note which features (size, pattern) cause mismatches.
- Tips
- Use real socks from home or the school laundry so the job is genuine. Start with clearly different colors, then add similar ones. Count each pair as one opportunity.
- Limits
- A small part of laundry. Students who already pair well need a wash or fold goal instead.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-hh-010.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a basket with 6 pairs of mixed clean socks, the student will find the matching sock for each sock and fold or roll each pair together independently on at least 5 of 6 items, on 3 of 4 consecutive practice sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
Baseline: 2 of 6 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 Household Skills & Chores.
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 - Household Skills & Chores
- Baseline
- 2 of 6 opportunities.
- Annual goal322 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a basket with 6 pairs of mixed clean socks, the student will find the matching sock for each sock and fold or roll each pair together independently on at least 5 of 6 items, on 3 of 4 consecutive practice sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a basket with 6 pairs of mixed clean socks
- Behavior
- The student will find the matching sock for each sock and fold or roll each pair together independently
- Criteria
- On at least 5 of 6 items, on 3 of 4 consecutive practice sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Twice 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:
- on at least 5 of 6 items
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 consecutive practice sessions
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a basket with 6 pairs of mixed clean socks, the student will find the matching sock for each sock and fold or roll each pair together independently on at least 5 of 6 items, on 3 of 4 consecutive practice sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice 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 | # + (of 6) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 6 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.
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