Motivated to Move

The students in Westchester Elementary’s self-contained, special needs classroom now have some adapted P.E. equipment that allows them to move their bodies, and experience success in developing their fine and gross motor skills. Their teacher LaTonya Henry felt the specialized equipment would motivate and engage her students so effectively that they wouldn’t even realize they were “working their bodies.” The students have also found that having equipment specific for their classroom is especially fun and collaborative when the third-grade students are invited to participate.