Pick an after-school activity with family
When to use this goal
For students whose after-school time is mostly screens or waiting, and whose family would like them to choose from a wider set of home activities. Base the choice on family report. The family sets the options; the student chooses.
- Baseline
- Ask the family to keep a simple log for two weeks: what the student did after school and whether they chose it. Build the board with the student's interests. 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
- Screens can be one choice on the board. The goal is choosing and starting, not avoiding screens. The family reports by a short weekly text or form.
- Limits
- Family report varies with family time; keep logging light. Does not measure duration.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-lei-014.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, after school at home, with a family choice board of four activities, the student will choose an activity from the family choice board and start it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected on school days, from the family log.
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. 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 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 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal334 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, after school at home, with a family choice board of four activities, the student will choose an activity from the family choice board and start it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected on school days, from the family log.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- After school at home, with a family choice board of four activities
- Behavior
- The student will choose an activity from the family choice board and start it independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- On school days, from the family log
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 at least 4 of 5 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- on school days, from the family log
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, after school at home, with a family choice board of four activities, the student will choose an activity from the family choice board and start it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected on school days, from the family log.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- 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.