General educator Science, Social Studies & Digital Literacy IEP goals
78 science, social studies & digital literacy templates tagged for the general education teacher (co-teaching), across 3 skills: social studies skills, science skills, digital literacy & online safety. Each opens in the builder with a matching data sheet.
78 templates · 3 skills · Pre-K, K–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 · How we write and review goals
Goals by skill
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.
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.
Access to science and social studies content, lab and map skills, and safe, effective use of digital tools. 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:
- Accuracy trackerNumber correct out of number attempted, with percent accuracy and support level.Used by 43 goals here
- Rubric trackerScores each rubric criterion and totals the score for each sample.Used by 22 goals here
- Task-analysis checklistMarks each step of a routine as independent, with support, or not completed across sessions.Used by 7 goals here
- Opportunity trackerRecords each opportunity as independent, prompted, or not demonstrated.Used by 6 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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