Take side breaths during freestyle laps
When to use this goal
For swimmers who can swim a front crawl width but stop, stand or lift the whole head forward to breathe. Present levels, not grade, decide fit. Useful for students joining a school or community swim team or a lap swim routine.
- Baseline
- Watch the first six breaths of one length on two days and score each as a side breath without stopping, or as a lift, stop or stand. Note whether the student breathes to one side only.
- Tips
- Count each breath taken as one opportunity. Breathing to the preferred side every two or three strokes is fine. Pair with a lap swim routine goal for students heading toward community fitness swimming.
- Limits
- Scores breathing only, not the full stroke. Pool depth and crowding change comfort. It does not replace water safety supervision.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-sp-012.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, during a 25-yard freestyle length in a lap lane, the student will independently breathe by rolling the head to the side with one ear in the water and return the face down without stopping the stroke in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive swim days, as measured by direct observation collected weekly during swim sessions.
Baseline: 2 of 6 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. Direct observation 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 Sport & Game 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) - Sport & Game Skills
- Baseline
- 2 of 6 opportunities.
- Annual goal369 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, during a 25-yard freestyle length in a lap lane, the student will independently breathe by rolling the head to the side with one ear in the water and return the face down without stopping the stroke in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive swim days, as measured by direct observation collected weekly during swim sessions.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- During a 25-yard freestyle length in a lap lane
- Behavior
- The student will independently breathe by rolling the head to the side with one ear in the water and return the face down without stopping the stroke
- Criteria
- In at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive swim days
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- Weekly during swim sessions
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 5 of 6 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- on 3 of 4 consecutive swim days
- Collection schedule:
- weekly during swim sessions
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, during a 25-yard freestyle length in a lap lane, the student will independently breathe by rolling the head to the side with one ear in the water and return the face down without stopping the stroke in at least 5 of 6 opportunities, on 3 of 4 consecutive swim days, as measured by direct observation collected weekly during swim sessions.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | # + (of 6) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preview shows 4 of 12 rows.
- Record up to 6 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.