Hand a picture card to ask for movement
When to use this goal
For young children who climb furniture, run or crash into things when they need movement, and who can learn to ask with a picture card, sign or device for the swing, trampoline or a movement game. Communication level decides the mode.
- Baseline
- Note five moments a day when the child seeks movement and what they do. Make sure a movement option is truly available when they ask.
- Tips
- Every request is honored, even briefly. Movement seeking is a need; this goal gives the child a way to ask, not a reason to wait.
- Limits
- The goal does not ask the child to move less. Equipment use follows the OT's safety guidance.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-sen-028.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during free play or center time, when the student seeks movement, the student will hand a picture card, sign or touch a symbol to ask for a movement activity (such as the swing, the trampoline or a crash pad) with no adult prompts in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily.
Baseline: 0 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 Sensory Processing & Regulation.
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) - Sensory Processing & Regulation
- Baseline
- 0 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal384 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during free play or center time, when the student seeks movement, the student will hand a picture card, sign or touch a symbol to ask for a movement activity (such as the swing, the trampoline or a crash pad) with no adult prompts in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During free play or center time, when the student seeks movement
- Behavior
- The student will hand a picture card, sign or touch a symbol to ask for a movement activity (such as the swing, the trampoline or a crash pad) with no adult prompts
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- Daily
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 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- on 4 of 5 observed days
- Collection schedule:
- daily
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during free play or center time, when the student seeks movement, the student will hand a picture card, sign or touch a symbol to ask for a movement activity (such as the swing, the trampoline or a crash pad) with no adult prompts in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected daily.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- 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.