Run a cardio machine's controls safely
When to use this goal
For older students who can walk on a treadmill or ride a bike but need help to start, set, and stop the machine, or who skip the safety clip and wiping down. Fit depends on a trial on the machines the student will use, not grade.
- Baseline
- Score the steps on the machine the student will use most. Machines differ, so teach each one separately.
- Tips
- The safety clip and stopping steps come first. Pair with mt-pe-018 for exercising for a set time.
- Limits
- Medical clearance may be needed. Machine panels change often; update picture cards.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-pe-040.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, on a treadmill at a community fitness center, the student will use the machine from start to finish following the machine routine, performing all 7 steps independently, on 3 consecutive fitness sessions, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected each fitness session.
Baseline: 2 of 7 steps independently.
- 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. Task-analysis steps fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Task-analysis checklist gives task-analysis steps 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 Physical Fitness & PE Participation.
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) - Physical Fitness & PE Participation
- Baseline
- 2 of 7 steps independently.
- Annual goal307 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, on a treadmill at a community fitness center, the student will use the machine from start to finish following the machine routine, performing all 7 steps independently, on 3 consecutive fitness sessions, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected each fitness session.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- On a treadmill at a community fitness center
- Behavior
- The student will use the machine from start to finish following the machine routine
- Criteria
- Performing all 7 steps independently, on 3 consecutive fitness sessions
- Evaluation method
- A task-analysis checklist
- Schedule
- Each fitness session
Copied as plain text, with straight quotes and plain dashes.
Matching data sheet
Task-analysis checklist. Marks each step in each session.
Task-analysis checklist
Task-analysis steps- Student label:
- Target:
- performing all 7 steps independently
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 consecutive fitness sessions
- Collection schedule:
- each fitness session
- Method:
- Task-analysis checklist
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, on a treadmill at a community fitness center, the student will use the machine from start to finish following the machine routine, performing all 7 steps independently, on 3 consecutive fitness sessions, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected each fitness session.
Key: I completed independently · S completed with support (note prompt type, e.g., G gesture, V verbal, M model, P physical) · N not completed
| Step | Session 1 Date: | Session 2 Date: | Session 3 Date: | Session 4 Date: | Session 5 Date: | Session 6 Date: | Session 7 Date: | Session 8 Date: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Clip the safety key to clothing (treadmill) | ||||||||
| 2. Press start or begin pedaling | ||||||||
| 3. Set the speed or level using the buttons | ||||||||
| 4. Keep a steady pace for the planned time | ||||||||
| 5. Lower the speed or level to cool down | ||||||||
| 6. Press stop and step off when the belt stops | ||||||||
| 7. Wipe the handles and seat with a wipe | ||||||||
| Steps independent (I) | ||||||||
| Initials / notes |
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Write the date at the top of each session column. Mark each step I, S, or N.
- Total the number of I marks for the session. The goal counts steps completed independently (target: 7 of 7).
- Use the least intrusive prompt first and record the prompt actually needed.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.