Show decimals with money and base-ten models
When to use this goal
For students who need a concrete link between decimals and something they know, such as dimes as tenths of a dollar. Present levels in coin values and in naming tenths and hundredths decide readiness.
- Baseline
- Include decimals with a zero in the tenths (1.05). Note whether the student builds 0.5 with 5 pennies, which shows a place value error.
- Tips
- Money is a strong bridge for students who handle cash in daily life. Move to drawings and then to numbers alone in later objectives.
- Limits
- Money only models two decimal places. Does not measure comparing or computing with decimals.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID ma-ns-056.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a decimal from 0.01 to 2.99 and a tray of dollar bills, dimes and pennies, the student will build the decimal with the fewest pieces and say its value in money and in decimal words independently in at least 8 of 10 trials, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
Baseline: 3 of 10 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
- 3 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal361 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a decimal from 0.01 to 2.99 and a tray of dollar bills, dimes and pennies, the student will build the decimal with the fewest pieces and say its value in money and in decimal words independently in at least 8 of 10 trials, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a decimal from 0.01 to 2.99 and a tray of dollar bills, dimes and pennies
- Behavior
- The student will build the decimal with the fewest pieces and say its value in money and in decimal words independently
- Criteria
- In at least 8 of 10 trials, across 3 consecutive sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Twice 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 8 of 10 trials
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive sessions
- Collection schedule:
- twice weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a decimal from 0.01 to 2.99 and a tray of dollar bills, dimes and pennies, the student will build the decimal with the fewest pieces and say its value in money and in decimal words independently in at least 8 of 10 trials, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice 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 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | # + (of 10) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 10 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.