The math a student uses away from a worksheet: money, time, measurement, shopping and a paycheck. Collected from the math and life-skills pages, because a functional goal is chosen by where the skill is used rather than by which strand it came from.
Nothing here is a separate curriculum. Each goal is written for a skill that already appears on one of this site’s other pages; what this page changes is the question it answers — not “which strand is this” but “will this student use it on a Saturday”.
Annual goal
By the annual review date, when adding and subtracting decimals to the hundredths place, [Student] will align place values and solve with 88% of digits correct, as measured by weekly decimal computation probes scored for digits correct.
Benchmarks
By the annual review date, when adding and subtracting decimals to the hundredths place, [Student] will align place values and solve with 50% of digits correct, as measured by weekly decimal computation probes scored for digits correct.
By the annual review date, when adding and subtracting decimals to the hundredths place, [Student] will align place values and solve with 65% of digits correct, as measured by weekly decimal computation probes scored for digits correct.
By the annual review date, when adding and subtracting decimals to the hundredths place, [Student] will align place values and solve with 75% of digits correct, as measured by weekly decimal computation probes scored for digits correct.
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By the annual review date, when adding and subtracting decimals to the hundredths place, [Student] will align place values and solve with 88% of digits correct, as measured by weekly decimal computation probes scored for digits correct.
By the annual review date, when asked to find a percent of a number, [Student] will solve with 85% accuracy, as measured by weekly percent probes scored with a key.
By the annual review date, when using a calculator on multi-step computation, [Student] will enter the operations in the correct order and record the answer with 92% accuracy, as measured by weekly calculator tasks scored with a key.
By the annual review date, before solving a computation problem, [Student] will state a reasonable estimate of the answer with 85% accuracy against a range set by the teacher, as measured by weekly estimation probes scored against a range key.
By the annual review date, after solving a word problem, [Student] will state whether the answer is reasonable and why, with 85% accuracy, as measured by work samples scored against a reasonableness key.
By the annual review date, when given a price and a set of bills and coins, [Student] will pay the amount owed using the next dollar strategy with 90% accuracy, as measured by weekly money tasks scored with a key.
By the annual review date, after a purchase, [Student] will count the change received and state whether it is correct, with 85% accuracy, as measured by weekly money tasks recorded on a data sheet.
By the annual review date, when shown an analog clock, [Student] will state the time to the nearest five minutes with 90% accuracy, as measured by weekly time-telling probes scored with a key.
By the annual review date, when given a start time and an end time, [Student] will calculate elapsed time with 85% accuracy, as measured by weekly elapsed time probes scored with a key.
By the annual review date, when given a ruler or measuring tape, [Student] will measure length to the nearest quarter inch or centimetre and record the unit, with 90% accuracy, as measured by weekly measurement tasks scored with a key.
By the annual review date, when shown a bar graph, line graph or table, [Student] will answer questions about the data with 88% accuracy, as measured by weekly data probes scored with a key.
By the annual review date, when given a proportional reasoning problem such as unit price or scale, [Student] will set up and solve the proportion with 80% accuracy, as measured by weekly proportion probes scored with a key.
By the annual review date, when given a monthly income figure and a list of expenses, [Student] will calculate what remains and state whether the budget balances, with 88% accuracy, as measured by weekly budgeting tasks scored with a key.
By the annual review date, when given a shopping list and prices, [Student] will estimate the total before checkout and state whether they have enough money, with 88% accuracy, as measured by community-based instruction records.
By the annual review date, when given a practical task such as doubling a recipe or measuring a space, [Student] will carry out the calculation and apply the result correctly, with 85% accuracy, as measured by task completion records scored against a key.
By the annual review date, when preparing a simple snack or meal from a picture or written recipe, [Student] will follow the steps and use equipment safely with no adult prompting, as measured by a task-analysis data sheet scored by prompting level.
By the annual review date, [Student] will check the time and move to the next scheduled activity without an adult reminder in 8 of 10 transitions, as measured by a transition record kept by classroom staff.
By the annual review date, at a checkout, [Student] will present payment, wait for change and put it away with no adult prompting, as measured by community-based instruction records.
By the annual review date, when given a shopping list, [Student] will locate and collect the items, finding 90% of the list without adult assistance, as measured by community-based instruction records.
By the annual review date, when given a pay stub, [Student] will identify gross pay, deductions and net pay and state what the take-home amount is, with 90% accuracy, as measured by weekly pay stub tasks scored with a key.
By the annual review date, [Student] will make a deposit or withdrawal and check their balance with no adult prompting, as measured by community-based instruction records.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of the documents below, with the day it was read. Requirements change — open the source if you need today's wording.