Pump legs to keep a swing going
When to use this goal
For young students who sit still on a swing waiting for a push, so they depend on adults at recess. Pumping needs timing of leg extension and bending with body lean. Fit depends on a playground trial, not age.
- Baseline
- Give one push and time how long the swing keeps moving from the student's own effort. Note whether the student holds the chains safely.
- Tips
- Practice the leg movement sitting on a bench first. Swinging on their own lets students join recess with peers.
- Limits
- Weather and swing availability affect data. Students with poor sitting balance need a supportive seat.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-gm-041.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, on a playground belt swing after one starting push, the student will continue pumping the legs out on the way forward and in on the way back to keep the swing moving independently for at least 45 seconds, on 3 consecutive weekly checks, as measured by duration recording collected weekly at recess.
Baseline: 5 seconds.
- 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. Duration fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Duration recording gives duration 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
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- Area of need
- Motor & Sensory Skills (OT, PT & Adapted PE) - Gross Motor Skills
- Baseline
- 5 seconds.
- Annual goal329 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, on a playground belt swing after one starting push, the student will continue pumping the legs out on the way forward and in on the way back to keep the swing moving independently for at least 45 seconds, on 3 consecutive weekly checks, as measured by duration recording collected weekly at recess.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- On a playground belt swing after one starting push
- Behavior
- The student will continue pumping the legs out on the way forward and in on the way back to keep the swing moving independently
- Criteria
- For at least 45 seconds, on 3 consecutive weekly checks
- Evaluation method
- Duration recording
- Schedule
- Weekly at recess
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Duration tracker. Records start and end times.
Duration tracker
Duration- Student label:
- Target:
- for at least 45 seconds
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 consecutive weekly checks
- Collection schedule:
- weekly at recess
- Method:
- Duration recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, on a playground belt swing after one starting push, the student will continue pumping the legs out on the way forward and in on the way back to keep the swing moving independently for at least 45 seconds, on 3 consecutive weekly checks, as measured by duration recording collected weekly at recess.
| Date | Activity / context | Start time | End time | Duration (seconds) | Target duration | Support levele.g., independent, 1 verbal prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Start timing when the defined behavior begins and stop when it ends, using the definitions agreed by the team.
- The goal is reached when duration is at least the target (45 seconds).
- Note interruptions that weren't caused by the student.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.