5 Math IEP Goals (1.OA)

I’m back to sharing IEP goals aligned with Common Core math standards! I find myself living in the K-1 standards a lot, so in this post I’ve compiled IEP goals related to the first grade operations and algebraic thinking standards. I’ve broken this post down so you can find math goals to use with your students as well as materials that help with progress monitoring. You’ll notice that the IEP goals I share are working TOWARDS grade level standards and not mastery of grade level standards. I have found that these are most beneficial in my classroom.

1. Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction

IEP GOAL: By (DATE), when presented with a one step word problem involving addition or subtraction with solutions within 10 and given manipulatives, (STUDENT) will be able to solve to the problems in __/__ trials as measured by teacher charted data.

Aligns to: 1.OA.A.2

This goal aims to have students start solving work problems. Adding the use of manipulatives helps make this activity hands on for students. To customize this goal you could customize the operations targeted. You could focus on just addition or just subtraction based on student needs. You can also customize how large the numbers used will be. This goal is a great starting point to get your students solving word problems.

Here are some resources you can use to progress monitor this goal in your classroom:

2. Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction

IEP GOAL: By (DATE), when given an addition number sentence with numbers under 10 and a missing addend (ex: 4+__=10), (STUDENT) will identify which number is needed to equal 10 in __/__ trials as measured by teacher charted data.

Aligns to: 1.OA.B.3

This is a great goal to take your students to the next level while working towards grade level standards. In the first grade standard, students are expected to use different mental math strategies to solve problems. For example when solving 8+5, students may know 8+2=10 and add the remaining 3 to make 13. While our students our working towards that goal, it’s great for them to learn the friends of 10.

Here are some resources you can use to progress monitor this goal in your classroom:

Missing Addend Clip Cards

3. Add and subtract within 20

IEP GOAL: By (DATE), when given an addition or subtraction sentence within 10, (STUDENT) will use manipulatives or a number line to determine the sum or difference with __% accuracy in __/__ trials.

Aligns to: 1.OA.C.5

The expectation of this standard is that students will be able to count on or back from a number in order to solve addition and subtraction problems. I’ve customized this goal to provide students with a hands on resource. You can customize this goal by choosing just addition or subtraction or changing how large (or small!) your solutions will be.

Here are some resources you can use to progress monitor this goal in your classroom:

4. Add and subtract within 20

IEP GOAL: By (DATE), when given 5 addition or subtraction problems within 10, (STUDENT) will be able to solve the problem with __% accuracy in __/__ trials as measured by teacher charted data.

Aligns to: 1.OA.C.6

The expectation of this goal is that students will increase their addition and subtraction fluency within 20. You can customize this goal for students by changing the target number of problems or the maximum number that will be the solution. As always, use your baseline data to determine your accuracy rate.

Here are some resources you can use to progress monitor this goal in your classroom:

5. Work with addition and subtraction equations

IEP GOAL: By (DATE), when given 5 addition or subtraction sentences within 10 with a sum or difference that may be true or false, (STUDENT) will sort the sentences into the correct category (true of false) with __% accuracy in __/__ trials as measured by teacher charted data.

Aligns to: 1.OA.D.7

This is a great goal to work on addition and subtraction accuracy. My students love using manipulatives to proves if problems are correct or incorrect. You can customize this goal in many ways. You can target a specific number of problems, the number that solutions will be within, and of course the accuracy that your students will obtain. It is also possible to target only addition or subtraction with this goal.

Here are some resources you can use to progress monitor this goal in your classroom:

Addition and Subtraction Fact Sorting

These are some of the ways I customize IEP goals to meet the math common core state standards. Are you writing IEP goals for math in your classroom? What strand of the standards do you need help with writing next? Let me know in the comments!

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