Walk a community trail for exercise
When to use this goal
For older students who walk short distances but stop, sit, or ask to turn back on longer walks in parks or community trails, which limits a free lifetime activity. Fit depends on timed walks, not grade.
- Baseline
- Time three walks from start to the first stop or sit. Note heat, terrain, and footwear. Medical input is needed for students with heart, lung, or joint conditions.
- Tips
- Walking is free and can be done with family. Let the student choose the music or the route.
- Limits
- Weather limits trail days; the school track fills the gaps.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-pe-042.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, on a paved community trail or park loop with a staff member, the student will independently continue walking at a steady pace on the trail without sitting for at least 25 minutes, on 3 consecutive weekly walks, as measured by duration recording collected weekly during community instruction or PE.
Baseline: 8 minutes.
- 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 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
- 8 minutes.
- Annual goal328 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, on a paved community trail or park loop with a staff member, the student will independently continue walking at a steady pace on the trail without sitting for at least 25 minutes, on 3 consecutive weekly walks, as measured by duration recording collected weekly during community instruction or PE.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- On a paved community trail or park loop with a staff member
- Behavior
- The student will independently continue walking at a steady pace on the trail without sitting
- Criteria
- For at least 25 minutes, on 3 consecutive weekly walks
- Evaluation method
- Duration recording
- Schedule
- Weekly during community instruction or PE
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 25 minutes
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 consecutive weekly walks
- Collection schedule:
- weekly during community instruction or PE
- Method:
- Duration recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, on a paved community trail or park loop with a staff member, the student will independently continue walking at a steady pace on the trail without sitting for at least 25 minutes, on 3 consecutive weekly walks, as measured by duration recording collected weekly during community instruction or PE.
| Date | Activity / context | Start time | End time | Duration (minutes) | 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 (25 minutes).
- 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.