Draw circles with a compass in math
When to use this goal
For middle and high school students who cannot hold a compass steady, so circles slip, tear the paper, or end in a spiral, and geometry tasks are lost to motor problems. Fit depends on a work sample, not grade.
- Baseline
- Ask for five circles and score each: closed with the center held, slipped, or not closed. Check the compass; loose arms cause many failures.
- Tips
- Cardboard under the paper keeps the point from sliding. A digital geometry tool is a reasonable accommodation when the math, not the motor skill, is the goal.
- Limits
- Seasonal with geometry units. Does not measure geometry understanding.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-fm-050.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, given a compass, a pencil, and a sheet with marked center points during a geometry lesson, the student will draw a circle around the marked center by turning the compass top between the fingers independently with at least 80% accuracy on circles closed with no slip at the center, on 3 consecutive weekly work samples, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly during geometry units or OT.
Baseline: 30% accuracy.
- 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. Percent accuracy fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Work-sample analysis gives percent accuracy 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 Fine Motor 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) - Fine Motor Skills
- Baseline
- 30% accuracy.
- Annual goal431 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, given a compass, a pencil, and a sheet with marked center points during a geometry lesson, the student will draw a circle around the marked center by turning the compass top between the fingers independently with at least 80% accuracy on circles closed with no slip at the center, on 3 consecutive weekly work samples, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly during geometry units or OT.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- Given a compass, a pencil, and a sheet with marked center points during a geometry lesson
- Behavior
- The student will draw a circle around the marked center by turning the compass top between the fingers independently
- Criteria
- With at least 80% accuracy on circles closed with no slip at the center, on 3 consecutive weekly work samples
- Evaluation method
- Work-sample analysis
- Schedule
- Weekly during geometry units or OT
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Matching data sheet
Accuracy tracker. Records number correct and number attempted.
Accuracy tracker
Percent accuracy- Student label:
- Target:
- with at least 80% accuracy on circles closed with no slip at the center
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 consecutive weekly work samples
- Collection schedule:
- weekly during geometry units or OT
- Method:
- Work-sample analysis
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, given a compass, a pencil, and a sheet with marked center points during a geometry lesson, the student will draw a circle around the marked center by turning the compass top between the fingers independently with at least 80% accuracy on circles closed with no slip at the center, on 3 consecutive weekly work samples, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly during geometry units or OT.
| Date | Task / materials | # correct | # attempted | % accuracycorrect ÷ attempted × 100 | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Score only items the student attempted unless the goal defines a fixed set of items. Use the same denominator every session.
- Percent = numerator ÷ denominator × 100. Round to one decimal place.
- Record the support actually provided, even if the goal is independent performance.
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