Open and close a sports-cap water bottle
When to use this goal
For students who bring a water bottle but need an adult to open it, so they drink less during the day. Observed water breaks decide fit.
- Baseline
- Record five water-bottle uses, noting the cap type and which part was hard (opening, drinking without spilling, closing). Flip caps are often far easier than twist caps.
- Tips
- Easy access to water matters for comfort and attention. Choosing an easier bottle with the family is a quick fix. Label the bottle so it comes back.
- Limits
- Food textures, liquid thickness, positioning for safe swallowing and any swallowing precautions come from the student's feeding or swallowing plan, which this goal never changes. Students on fluid or texture restrictions follow the plan for what and how they drink. The goal does not cover refilling.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-fd-023.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a water break in the classroom, given the student's own water bottle, the student will open the bottle cap, take a drink and close the cap with no adult help in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected daily at water breaks.
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 Feeding & Mealtime Skills.
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
- Motor & Sensory Skills (OT, PT & Adapted PE) - Feeding & Mealtime Skills
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal321 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a water break in the classroom, given the student's own water bottle, the student will open the bottle cap, take a drink and close the cap with no adult help in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected daily at water breaks.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a water break in the classroom, given the student's own water bottle
- Behavior
- The student will open the bottle cap, take a drink and close the cap with no adult help
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Daily at water breaks
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:
- on 4 of 5 observed days
- Collection schedule:
- daily at water breaks
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a water break in the classroom, given the student's own water bottle, the student will open the bottle cap, take a drink and close the cap with no adult help in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by direct observation collected daily at water breaks.
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.
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