Crawl through a play tunnel
When to use this goal
For preschool students who scoot, army crawl, or refuse tunnels in obstacle play, which can show weak shoulder and hip stability or motor planning needs. Fit depends on observation during motor play, not age.
- Baseline
- Offer five tunnel trials and score the crawl pattern and completion. Some children avoid dark tunnels; a mesh tunnel or a short one helps separate fear from motor skill.
- Tips
- Crawling builds shoulder strength used later for writing and climbing. Make it a game (find a toy at the end). Pair with mt-gm-017 for full obstacle courses.
- Limits
- Children with knee or hand pain need PT input. Fear of enclosed spaces is not a motor problem; offer an open course.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-gm-036.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during gym or motor play with a 6-foot play tunnel, the student will crawl through the tunnel on hands and knees, moving opposite arm and leg, and come out the far end independently in at least 4 of 5 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly during motor play or PT.
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. 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 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
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal366 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during gym or motor play with a 6-foot play tunnel, the student will crawl through the tunnel on hands and knees, moving opposite arm and leg, and come out the far end independently in at least 4 of 5 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly during motor play or PT.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During gym or motor play with a 6-foot play tunnel
- Behavior
- The student will crawl through the tunnel on hands and knees, moving opposite arm and leg, and come out the far end independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly sessions
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Weekly during motor play or PT
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 trials
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weekly sessions
- Collection schedule:
- weekly during motor play or PT
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during gym or motor play with a 6-foot play tunnel, the student will crawl through the tunnel on hands and knees, moving opposite arm and leg, and come out the far end independently in at least 4 of 5 trials, across 3 consecutive weekly sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly during motor play or PT.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- 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.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.