Catch a tossed ball during a class game
When to use this goal
For students who catch in a calm one-to-one drill but miss or turn away during a real game, where tosses come from peers and timing changes. Fit depends on game observation, not grade.
- Baseline
- Watch 10 tosses to the student in a game and note how many were catchable. Score only catchable tosses. Compare with the drill score from mt-gm-011.
- Tips
- Teach peers to call the name first; that is good game play for everyone. Catching in games matters for joining recess play.
- Limits
- Peer tosses vary; uncatchable tosses must be excluded consistently.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-gm-030.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a modified game of catch or hot potato with 4 to 6 peers and a playground ball, the student will catch a ball tossed by a peer from 6 to 10 feet using both hands and keep it independently in at least 6 of 10 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly PE classes, as measured by direct observation collected 10 tosses observed in each PE class.
Baseline: 2 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. 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 Gross 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) - Gross Motor Skills
- Baseline
- 2 of 10 opportunities.
- Annual goal374 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a modified game of catch or hot potato with 4 to 6 peers and a playground ball, the student will catch a ball tossed by a peer from 6 to 10 feet using both hands and keep it independently in at least 6 of 10 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly PE classes, as measured by direct observation collected 10 tosses observed in each PE class.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a modified game of catch or hot potato with 4 to 6 peers and a playground ball
- Behavior
- The student will catch a ball tossed by a peer from 6 to 10 feet using both hands and keep it independently
- Criteria
- In at least 6 of 10 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly PE classes
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- 10 tosses observed in each PE class
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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 6 of 10 trials
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weekly PE classes
- Collection schedule:
- 10 tosses observed in each PE class
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a modified game of catch or hot potato with 4 to 6 peers and a playground ball, the student will catch a ball tossed by a peer from 6 to 10 feet using both hands and keep it independently in at least 6 of 10 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly PE classes, as measured by direct observation collected 10 tosses observed in each PE class.
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.
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