Make two sets the same amount
When to use this goal
For students who can tell which set has more but cannot fix the difference. Present levels in comparing sets and in counting to 10 decide readiness.
- Baseline
- Record the strategy: counting both sets, lining them up, or guessing. Spread one set out wider than the other on some trials to check that the student does not judge by length.
- Tips
- Either adding or removing counts as correct. The lining-up strategy is a good support for students who do not yet count reliably past 5.
- Limits
- Does not measure naming how many more. Students may succeed by matching one to one without counting; that meets this goal but not a counting goal.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ma-ns-031.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given two sets of 1 to 8 objects that differ by 1 to 3 and the direction "make them the same", the student will add or remove objects until both sets have the same number, then say or show that they are the same independently in at least 5 of 6 trials, on 3 of 4 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Baseline: 1 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 Number Sense.
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
- Math - Number Sense
- Baseline
- 1 of 6 opportunities.
- Annual goal380 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given two sets of 1 to 8 objects that differ by 1 to 3 and the direction "make them the same", the student will add or remove objects until both sets have the same number, then say or show that they are the same independently in at least 5 of 6 trials, on 3 of 4 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given two sets of 1 to 8 objects that differ by 1 to 3 and the direction "make them the same"
- Behavior
- The student will add or remove objects until both sets have the same number, then say or show that they are the same independently
- Criteria
- In at least 5 of 6 trials, on 3 of 4 consecutive sessions
- 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 5 of 6 trials
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given two sets of 1 to 8 objects that differ by 1 to 3 and the direction "make them the same", the student will add or remove objects until both sets have the same number, then say or show that they are the same independently in at least 5 of 6 trials, on 3 of 4 consecutive sessions, 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 | 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.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.