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Co-Teaching IEP goal bank

185 templates across 22 skills in 10 areas, led by science, social studies & digital literacy, math, and vision, hearing & assistive technology. Every goal opens in the builder, where ten checks keep it measurable, and links to the data sheet that matches its measure.

185 templates · 22 skills · Pre-K, K–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 · How we write and review goals

Top skills

The 8 most relevant skills, with sample goals. Numbers are illustrative; set targets from the student's own baseline.

Social Studies Skills Science, Social Studies & Digital Literacy

36 goals
  • K-2Percent accuracy

    Sort pictures into needs and wants

    Needs and wants

    By the annual IEP review date, given 10 photo cards of everyday items (such as food, a coat, a game, a bed) and a two-column needs and wants mat, the student will sort each card into needs or wants independently with at least 90% accuracy on needs and wants cards, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.

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  • K-2, 3-5Percent accuracy

    Match community helpers to their jobs

    Community roles

    By the annual IEP review date, given 8 photos of community workers (such as a firefighter, mail carrier, nurse, bus driver) and 8 photos of the work they do, the student will match each worker to the photo of the work they do independently with at least 88% accuracy on community worker matches, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.

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Science Skills Science, Social Studies & Digital Literacy

34 goals
  • K-2, PKPercent accuracy

    Sort pictures into living and nonliving

    Classifying living and nonliving things

    By the annual IEP review date, given 10 photo cards of plants, animals and objects and two labeled sorting mats, the student will sort each card onto the living or nonliving mat independently with at least 90% accuracy on living and nonliving sorting cards, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.

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  • K-2, 3-5Rubric score

    Draw and label a science journal observation

    Recording observations

    By the annual IEP review date, after observing a plant, insect or object during a science lesson, given a science journal page, the student will draw what they observed with at least two true details and write or dictate a label for each detail independently, earning a score of at least 7 out of 9 on a 3-row science journal rubric scored 0 to 3 per row, on 3 of 4 consecutive scored journal entries, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.

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Algebra & Equations Math

42 goals
  • 6-8, 9-12Percent accuracy

    Translate word phrases into algebraic expressions

    Variables and expressions

    By the annual IEP review date, given 10 word phrases that use one operation and one unknown (such as 7 more than a number), the student will write an algebraic expression with a variable for each phrase independently with at least 80% accuracy on word phrases, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by curriculum-based measurement probes collected weekly.

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  • 6-8, 9-12Percent accuracy

    Combine like terms to simplify expressions

    Variables and expressions

    By the annual IEP review date, given 10 expressions with 3 to 5 terms using one variable and constants, the student will circle or color like terms and write the simplified expression independently with at least 85% accuracy on expressions to simplify, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.

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Postsecondary Education Readiness Transition & Postsecondary Skills

4 goals
  • 9-12Percent accuracy

    Read a course syllabus for key information

    Reading a course syllabus

    By the annual IEP review date, given a sample college course syllabus and a syllabus question sheet, the student will find and record the instructor contact, office hours, grading, due dates, absence rules and accommodation statement independently with at least 90% accuracy on syllabus questions, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.

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  • 9-12Rubric score

    Email an instructor with a clear question

    Emailing an instructor

    By the annual IEP review date, when the student has a real question about an assignment, grade or absence in a dual enrollment or college-style course, the student will write and send an email to the instructor with a clear subject, the course and a specific question independently, earning a score of at least 10 out of 12 on a 6-row instructor email rubric (0 to 2 per row), on 3 consecutive emails, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks.

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Digital Literacy & Online Safety Science, Social Studies & Digital Literacy

8 goals
  • 3-5, 6-8Percent accuracy

    Turn a research question into search keywords

    Searching for information

    By the annual IEP review date, given 8 research questions from a class project and a keyword planning sheet, the student will write 2 to 4 search keywords that name the main topic and the specific detail for each question independently with at least 75% accuracy on keyword sets, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.

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  • 3-5, 6-8Percent accuracy

    Tell ads from content on a web page

    Searching and judging sources

    By the annual IEP review date, given 5 screenshots of search results and web pages with 10 marked areas, some ads and some content, the student will label each marked area as an ad or content and point to the clue that shows it independently with at least 90% accuracy on page area labels, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.

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  • K-2, PKOpportunities

    Make the return sweep to the next line

    Left-to-right and return sweep

    By the annual IEP review date, during shared reading of a book with 2 to 3 lines of print per page, the student will move a finger from the end of one line to the start of the next line down independently in at least 9 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected twice weekly.

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  • K-2, PKOpportunities

    Point to each word as an adult reads

    Word boundaries and pointing to each word

    By the annual IEP review date, during shared reading of an unfamiliar patterned book with 4 to 8 words per line, the student will touch each printed word as the adult reads it, ending the line on the last word as the adult says it independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.

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Impulse Control & Inhibition Executive Function

14 goals
  • K-2, 3-5Opportunities

    Wait for the answer signal before responding

    Pausing before answering

    By the annual IEP review date, during whole-group questions with a think-time signal, the student will hold their answer through the think time, show the ready signal, and answer when the teacher says "show me" or calls on them independently in at least 8 of 10 opportunities, on 4 of 5 observed days, as measured by frequency recording collected during one 20-minute lesson a day, four days a week.

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  • K-2Frequency

    Reduce comments without a turn at group time

    Reducing comments made without a turn

    By the annual IEP review date, during a 20-minute whole-group lesson on the carpet, with a talking object passed for turns, the student will reduce making comments without a turn (speaking out while another person has the talking object or the floor, as defined in the plan) to no more than 3 times per 20-minute group lesson, using a save-it card to hold ideas until a turn, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by frequency recording collected daily in one group lesson.

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School Attendance & Punctuality Behavior & Classroom Expectations

2 goals
  • 6-8, 9-12Opportunities

    Reach each class before the bell

    Reaching each class before the bell

    By the annual IEP review date, during passing periods between classes, the student will enter the classroom before the bell rings independently in at least 6 of 7 opportunities, on 4 of 5 consecutive school days, as measured by direct observation collected daily, from teachers' period records.

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  • 6-8, 9-12Work completion

    Complete make-up work within the catch-up window

    Re-entry routine after an absence

    By the annual IEP review date, after an absence, with a trimmed make-up list and catch-up dates set with each teacher, the student will complete and turn in the trimmed list of make-up assignments by the catch-up dates independently, completing at least 85% of assigned make-up assignments on the trimmed list, across 3 consecutive returns, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly, from the gradebook and tracker.

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All 22 skills

Every skill with goals for this group, by area. The number is how many of its goals are tagged here.

This goal bank for general education and co-teaching classrooms covers the goals most often measured in class: reading, writing, and math skills, task initiation, sustained attention, assignment completion, classroom expectations, and self-advocacy. Conditions name ordinary classroom routines so data fit a lesson.

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

Does a general education teacher have to attend the IEP meeting?

The IEP team includes at least one of the student's regular education teachers if the student is, or may be, taking part in the regular education environment (34 CFR 300.321(a)(2)). That teacher helps decide supports and behavior interventions that fit the class.

How can a general education teacher collect IEP data?

Use a short sheet for one goal at a time, collected during a routine part of the lesson. The special educator and the general teacher agree on who collects which data and when.

What is the difference between an accommodation and a goal?

An accommodation changes how the student accesses or shows learning, like extended time or read-aloud. A goal is a skill the student will learn, measured over the year.

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