Empty Bench Text
The first short story of the unit, 'The Empty Bench', adjusted for 4th-grade readability. Includes a vocabulary focus section at the bottom.
Summary Practice Worksheet
A worksheet for Lesson 1 focused on using context clues for vocabulary and applying the SWBST framework to summarize 'The Empty Bench'. Adjusted for 4th-grade scaffolding.
Urban Echoes Teacher Guide
A comprehensive teacher guide for the 'Urban Echoes' unit, adjusted for 4th-grade standards with specific scaffolding strategies.
Urban Echoes Slides
Updated slide deck for the 'Urban Echoes' unit with larger font sizes to ensure all text meets the minimum requirement for 4th-grade group instruction.