Measurement, Time & Money IEP goals for grades 3 to 5
42 of the measurement, time & money templates in the library are written for grades 3 to 5. Each opens in the builder, where the grade band is a starting point and the baseline comes from your own assessment.
42 templates · 1 skill · 3–5 · How we write and review goals
Goals by skill
Numbers are illustrative; set targets from the student's own baseline.
Tell time to the hour and half hour on an analog clock
Telling time to the hour and half hour
By the annual IEP review date, given 10 analog clock faces showing times to the hour and half hour, the student will say or write the time shown on each clock independently with at least 90% accuracy on clock readings, on 3 of 4 consecutive probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
Tell time to the nearest five minutes and minute
Telling time to five minutes and one minute
By the annual IEP review date, given 10 analog clock faces showing times to the nearest five minutes, the student will write the time shown on each clock in digital form independently with at least 90% accuracy on clock readings, on 3 of 4 consecutive probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
Read a digital clock and match it to an analog clock
Digital clocks and matching times
By the annual IEP review date, given 10 digital times shown on a clock or a phone screen, the student will read each digital time aloud as hours and minutes independently with at least 95% accuracy on digital times, across 3 consecutive data collection sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.
Find elapsed time and end times
Elapsed time
By the annual IEP review date, given 10 elapsed-time problems with start and end times on the same clock side of noon, in whole hours and half hours, the student will write the elapsed time or the end time for each problem independently with at least 80% accuracy on elapsed-time problems, on 3 of 4 consecutive probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Find dates and count days on a calendar
Reading a calendar
By the annual IEP review date, given a monthly calendar and 10 questions such as "what day of the week is the 14th?" or "how many days until the field trip?", the student will answer each question by locating the date on the calendar independently with at least 90% accuracy on calendar questions, on 3 of 4 consecutive probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Compare and convert units of time
Units of time and durations
By the annual IEP review date, given 10 pairs of time periods such as a minute and an hour, or a week and a month, and the question "which is longer?", the student will state which time period is longer independently with at least 90% accuracy on time unit items, on 3 of 4 consecutive probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Grades 3 to 5 measurement, time & money goals build on foundational skills and begin to use longer tasks, multi-step work, and independence as the target. Measurement shifts toward curriculum-based probes, work samples, and rubrics the student can see.
Matching data sheets
Each goal above links to the blank sheet built for its measure. These are the sheets this set of goals uses:
Frequently asked questions
What changes in measurement, time & money goals between the early and upper elementary grades?
Tasks get longer and more independent, and the support level in the goal moves from prompts toward checklists and self-monitoring. The measure often changes too, from direct observation to work samples and probes.
Can an upper elementary goal include self-monitoring?
Yes. Students at this age can check their own work or rate their own behavior, and the goal can measure both the skill and the accuracy of the self-rating.
How do I set a criterion for a grade 3 to 5 student working below grade level?
Use the student's baseline on the measure and expected growth for that measure, not the grade-level benchmark. The goal should be ambitious for the student, as Endrew F. requires, and reachable within the year.
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