Sample a new activity and rate it
When to use this goal
For students with few leisure interests who refuse anything new, so their free time is narrow. Present levels decide fit. Sampling builds a real interest list from the student's own ratings; liking or not liking is never scored.
- Baseline
- Offer 4 new activities over 4 weeks and record whether the student tried each for the agreed time and gave a rating. Keep the agreed time short (a few minutes) so trying is possible. Start from an interest inventory with the student and family, and offer age-matched choices; a preferred repetitive activity is a valid way to relax, not a problem to fix.
- Tips
- Score an opportunity as met when the student tried for the agreed time and rated it, whatever the rating. Add "like" activities to the student's choice board or leisure plan. The student can stop early by saying so; that is data, not refusal.
- Limits
- Ratings can change with mood; resample favorites later. Does not measure doing the activity on their own; follow up with duration or routine goals.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-lei-006.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a weekly leisure sampling time with one new activity offered (a craft, a game, a song, a sport skill), the student will try the new activity for the agreed short time and rate it on a three-point like scale independently in at least 3 of 4 opportunities, in 3 of 4 consecutive monthly reviews, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Baseline: 1 of 4 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 Leisure & Recreation.
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 - Leisure & Recreation
- Baseline
- 1 of 4 opportunities.
- Annual goal396 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a weekly leisure sampling time with one new activity offered (a craft, a game, a song, a sport skill), the student will try the new activity for the agreed short time and rate it on a three-point like scale independently in at least 3 of 4 opportunities, in 3 of 4 consecutive monthly reviews, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a weekly leisure sampling time with one new activity offered (a craft, a game, a song, a sport skill)
- Behavior
- The student will try the new activity for the agreed short time and rate it on a three-point like scale independently
- Criteria
- In at least 3 of 4 opportunities, in 3 of 4 consecutive monthly reviews
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly
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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 3 of 4 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive monthly reviews
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a weekly leisure sampling time with one new activity offered (a craft, a game, a song, a sport skill), the student will try the new activity for the agreed short time and rate it on a three-point like scale independently in at least 3 of 4 opportunities, in 3 of 4 consecutive monthly reviews, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | # + (of 4) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 4 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.