Name the emotion they had once calm
When to use this goal
For students who can point to an emotion picture when calm but cannot yet look back and show what they went through during an upset. Present levels and communication mode, not grade, decide fit.
- Baseline
- For two weeks, offer the chart after each upset that settles and record what the student showed and in what mode. Note how long after the upset the debrief happened; some students need 20 minutes or more before they can look back.
- Tips
- Wait until the student is fully settled; asking too soon can restart the upset. Count any mode. Keep the debrief short and never tie it to a consequence, or the student learns to give whatever answer ends the talk.
- Limits
- Looking back is harder than naming an emotion in the moment, and some students cannot recall it at first. The goal does not measure whether upsets become less frequent. If upsets are rare, add practice with recent events from the student's day so there are enough opportunities.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID se-er-072.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, after an upset, once the student has settled, with a feelings chart that shows faces and words, the student will point to, say, sign, or select on the feelings chart the emotion they had during the upset and the emotion they have now independently in at least 3 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected after each upset, reviewed weekly.
Baseline: 1 of 4 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 Emotional 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
- Social-Emotional & Communication - Emotional Regulation
- Baseline
- 1 of 4 opportunities.
- Annual goal432 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, after an upset, once the student has settled, with a feelings chart that shows faces and words, the student will point to, say, sign, or select on the feelings chart the emotion they had during the upset and the emotion they have now independently in at least 3 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected after each upset, reviewed weekly.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- After an upset, once the student has settled, with a feelings chart that shows faces and words
- Behavior
- The student will point, say, sign, or select on the feelings chart the emotion they had during the upset and the emotion they have now independently
- Criteria
- In at least 3 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks
- Evaluation method
- Opportunity-by-opportunity data
- Schedule
- After each upset, reviewed weekly
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 3 of 4 opportunities
- Mastery rule:
- across 3 consecutive weeks
- Collection schedule:
- after each upset, reviewed weekly
- Method:
- Opportunity (trial) recording
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, after an upset, once the student has settled, with a feelings chart that shows faces and words, the student will point to, say, sign, or select on the feelings chart the emotion they had during the upset and the emotion they have now independently in at least 3 of 4 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected after each upset, reviewed weekly.
Key: + demonstrated independently · P demonstrated with a prompt (note type) · − not demonstrated · NA no opportunity occurred
| Date | Activity / context | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | # + (of 4) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Record up to 4 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.