Take a turn at a helper job
When to use this goal
For preschoolers who watch peers do helper jobs (pass out napkins, feed the fish, hold the door) but walk away when their turn comes. Present levels in following one-step directions and in carrying items decide fit.
- Baseline
- Record 5 job turns (real and practice). Count correct when the student finished the job with no more than the planned support. Pick jobs with a clear end.
- Tips
- Give the student more turns than the chart would by adding small jobs. Jobs build a sense of belonging and lead to classroom jobs in kindergarten (fn-rt-011).
- Limits
- Few turns in a big class; add jobs to get data. Does not measure social skills with peers.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID fn-pk-032.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when the helper chart shows the student's photo next to a job, the student will do the helper job from start to finish when it is the student's turn independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected at each turn, plus planned practice.
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 Preschool & Kindergarten Readiness.
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 - Preschool & Kindergarten Readiness
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal336 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when the helper chart shows the student's photo next to a job, the student will do the helper job from start to finish when it is the student's turn independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected at each turn, plus planned practice.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When the helper chart shows the student's photo next to a job
- Behavior
- The student will do the helper job from start to finish when it is the student's turn independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- At each turn, plus planned practice
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 2 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- at each turn, plus planned practice
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when the helper chart shows the student's photo next to a job, the student will do the helper job from start to finish when it is the student's turn independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive weeks, as measured by direct observation collected at each turn, plus planned practice.
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.