Remain with a chosen activity through indoor recess
When to use this goal
For upper elementary students who drift around the room, disrupt others' games, or ask an adult what to do during indoor recess. Base the choice on timed observation. Builds on choosing (fn-lei-001) with a longer, self-directed stretch.
- Baseline
- Time 4 or more indoor recesses, counting minutes the student was using a chosen activity without adult direction. Note what pulled them away. 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
- Switching between chosen activities counts as leisure time; wandering without an activity does not. Keep the menu age-matched and include quiet and active choices.
- Limits
- Indoor recess happens irregularly; plan a few practice free periods. Does not measure peer play.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-lei-008.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during indoor recess, after choosing from a menu of activities they like, the student will independently remain with a chosen activity, switching on their own to another choice if they want, without adult direction for at least 18 minutes, on 4 of 5 indoor recess periods, as measured by duration recording collected each indoor recess.
Baseline: 5 minutes.
- 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. Duration fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Duration recording gives duration 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
- 5 minutes.
- Annual goal367 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during indoor recess, after choosing from a menu of activities they like, the student will independently remain with a chosen activity, switching on their own to another choice if they want, without adult direction for at least 18 minutes, on 4 of 5 indoor recess periods, as measured by duration recording collected each indoor recess.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During indoor recess, after choosing from a menu of activities they like
- Behavior
- The student will independently remain with a chosen activity, switching on their own to another choice if they want, without adult direction
- Criteria
- For at least 18 minutes, on 4 of 5 indoor recess periods
- Evaluation method
- Duration recording
- Schedule
- Each indoor recess
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Duration tracker. Records start and end times.
Duration tracker
Duration- Student label:
- Target:
- for at least 18 minutes
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 indoor recess periods
- Collection schedule:
- each indoor recess
- Method:
- Duration recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during indoor recess, after choosing from a menu of activities they like, the student will independently remain with a chosen activity, switching on their own to another choice if they want, without adult direction for at least 18 minutes, on 4 of 5 indoor recess periods, as measured by duration recording collected each indoor recess.
| Date | Activity / context | Start time | End time | Duration (minutes) | Target duration | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Start timing when the defined behavior begins and stop when it ends, using the definitions agreed by the team.
- The goal is reached when duration is at least the target (18 minutes).
- Note interruptions that weren't caused by the student.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.