Use a map at a zoo or park
When to use this goal
For middle school students who follow the group through large places and cannot find a spot (an exhibit, the exit, a cafe) on their own. Needs reading a posted or paper map; present levels decide fit, not grade.
- Baseline
- Give 5 places to find across a trip. Score correct when the student reaches the place using the map without being led.
- Tips
- Students lead the group to a spot; it is real practice and a leadership role. Agree a meeting point first.
- Limits
- Trips to large places are not frequent; practice with maps before each trip.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID tn-ca-017.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, on a class trip to a zoo, museum, fair, or large park, given the site map and a place to find, the student will use the map to find the place and lead the group to it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive trips, as measured by direct observation collected on each trip to a large venue, with map practice before.
Baseline: 1 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. 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 Community Access & Travel.
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
- Transition & Postsecondary Skills - Community Access & Travel
- Baseline
- 1 of 5 opportunities.
- Annual goal374 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, on a class trip to a zoo, museum, fair, or large park, given the site map and a place to find, the student will use the map to find the place and lead the group to it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive trips, as measured by direct observation collected on each trip to a large venue, with map practice before.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- On a class trip to a zoo, museum, fair, or large park, given the site map and a place to find
- Behavior
- The student will use the map to find the place and lead the group to it independently
- Criteria
- In at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive trips
- Evaluation method
- Direct observation
- Schedule
- On each trip to a large venue, with map practice before
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:
- across 2 consecutive trips
- Collection schedule:
- on each trip to a large venue, with map practice before
- Method:
- Direct observation
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, on a class trip to a zoo, museum, fair, or large park, given the site map and a place to find, the student will use the map to find the place and lead the group to it independently in at least 4 of 5 opportunities, across 2 consecutive trips, as measured by direct observation collected on each trip to a large venue, with map practice before.
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.