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
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.
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.
Science Skills Science, Social Studies & Digital Literacy
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.
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.
Algebra & Equations Math
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.
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.
Postsecondary Education Readiness Transition & Postsecondary Skills
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.
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.
Digital Literacy & Online Safety Science, Social Studies & Digital Literacy
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.
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.
Print Concepts & Early Literacy Reading
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.
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.
Impulse Control & Inhibition Executive Function
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.
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.
School Attendance & Punctuality Behavior & Classroom Expectations
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.
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.
All 22 skills
Every skill with goals for this group, by area. The number is how many of its goals are tagged here.
Science, Social Studies & Digital Literacy
Vision, Hearing & Assistive Technology
Executive Function
Transition & Postsecondary Skills
Behavior & Classroom Expectations
Functional & Independence Skills
Motor & Sensory Skills (OT, PT & Adapted PE)
Speech & Language
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:
- Opportunity trackerRecords each opportunity as independent, prompted, or not demonstrated.Used by 37 goals here
- Accuracy trackerNumber correct out of number attempted, with percent accuracy and support level.Used by 91 goals here
- Task-analysis checklistMarks each step of a routine as independent, with support, or not completed across sessions.Used by 16 goals here
- Rubric trackerScores each rubric criterion and totals the score for each sample.Used by 34 goals here
- Frequency & rate trackerCounts a defined behavior during a fixed observation period. Calculates rate when time is recorded.Used by 2 goals here
- Latency trackerTimes the gap between a cue and the start of the response.Used by 2 goals here
- Duration trackerTimes how long a behavior lasts and compares it with the target duration.Used by 3 goals here
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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