Household Skills & Chores IEP goals for middle school (grades 6 to 8)
10 of the household skills & chores templates in the library are written for middle school (grades 6 to 8). Each opens in the builder, where the grade band is a starting point and the baseline comes from your own assessment.
10 templates · 1 skill · 6–8 · How we write and review goals
Goals by skill
Numbers are illustrative; set targets from the student's own baseline.
Household Skills & Chores Functional & Independence Skills
Run a stick vacuum under classroom tables
Sweeping, mopping and vacuuming
By the annual IEP review date, at the end of the day as their assigned classroom job, the student will push in or stack the chairs, vacuum under each table in rows, empty the bin, and put the vacuum on its charger, performing at least 6 of 7 steps independently, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected daily at the end of the day.
Mop a small floor area with a spin mop
Sweeping, mopping and vacuuming
By the annual IEP review date, when the kitchen or bathroom floor in the life-skills room needs mopping, the student will fill the bucket to the line, wring the mop in the spinner, mop from the far corner toward the door, and set out the wet floor sign, performing at least 7 of 8 steps independently, on 3 of 4 observed mopping sessions, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected weekly.
Dust and reset a shelf or dresser top
Dusting and tidying a room
By the annual IEP review date, when cleaning their bedroom on their weekly cleaning day, the student will clear the items off the surface, dust it from back to front, wipe each item, and put the items back in their spots, performing all 5 steps independently, on 3 of 4 consecutive weekly checks, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected weekly.
Make the bed before leaving for school
Making a bed
By the annual IEP review date, on school mornings, with making the bed listed on their morning checklist, the student will make their bed with the covers pulled up and smooth and the pillow at the top before leaving the house independently at least 4 times per five-day school week, in 3 of 4 consecutive weeks, as measured by frequency recording collected daily, from a family log or a photo the student sends, reviewed weekly.
Fold a T-shirt with a folding board
Laundry: sort, wash, dry, fold, put away
By the annual IEP review date, during a school laundry job with a basket of clean T-shirts, the student will lay the shirt face down on the board, fold each side panel in, fold the bottom up, and stack the shirt, performing at least 5 of 6 steps independently, on 4 of 5 observed sessions, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected twice weekly.
Move a load to the dryer and clear the lint
Laundry: sort, wash, dry, fold, put away
By the annual IEP review date, when the washer finishes a load during a school laundry job, the student will clear the lint screen, move every item from the washer to the dryer, choose the setting on the label chart, and start the dryer, performing at least 6 of 7 steps independently, on 3 of 4 observed loads, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected at each laundry session.
Middle school household skills & chores goals account for multiple teachers, changing classes, and more independent work. They often pair the skill with a strategy or tool, and the data can be collected across settings by different staff or by the student.
Matching data sheets
Each goal above links to the blank sheet built for its measure. These are the sheets this set of goals uses:
- Task-analysis checklistMarks each step of a routine as independent, with support, or not completed across sessions.Used by 7 goals here
- Frequency & rate trackerCounts a defined behavior during a fixed observation period. Calculates rate when time is recorded.Used by 1 goal here
- Opportunity trackerRecords each opportunity as independent, prompted, or not demonstrated.Used by 2 goals here
Frequently asked questions
How are household skills & chores goals measured across several middle school classes?
By defining the task and the observation period so any teacher can use the same sheet, or by work samples collected from more than one class. Student self-monitoring with a weekly check is common.
Should middle school goals include study skills?
When assessment shows that organization, planning, or test preparation limits the student's progress, yes. Those goals are measured with task-analysis checklists and percent of assignments completed.
When does transition planning start?
The IEP in effect when the student turns 16 must include postsecondary goals and transition services, and many states start at 14. Middle school goals can build the self-advocacy and independence those plans rely on.
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