Year 1 Reading Journey

20 passages to explore. Complete each with 80% or higher to unlock the next.

Year 1 passages use simple, engaging fiction stories with familiar themes to build early comprehension. Students practise predicting what happens next, retelling events in order, and finding facts directly in the text.

Parts of speech available at this level:
Common Noun Proper Noun Verb Adjective
Advanced plan unlocks every passage.
Year 1 Passage 1 is free for everyone. The rest of the Reading Lab is included with the Advanced and Premium plans.
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Kira the Koala FREE

Fiction Easy Predicting
Ready

The Lost Shell

Fiction Easy Retelling
Advanced

Wombat's Burrow

Fiction Easy Literal
Advanced

The Rainy Day Picnic

Fiction Medium Connections
Advanced

Magpie's Morning Song

Fiction Medium Retelling
Advanced

My Visit to the Farm

Non-fiction Medium Literal
Advanced

Possum in the Playground

Fiction Hard Predicting
Advanced

How a Caterpillar Changes

Non-fiction Hard Retelling
Advanced

The Brave Little Penguin

Fiction Hard Predicting
Advanced

The Night the Stars Fell

Fiction Expert Connections
Advanced

The Lost Kite

Fiction Hard Predicting
Advanced

The Blue Tongue Lizard

Non-fiction Hard Literal
Advanced

My First Billy Cart

Fiction Hard Retelling
Advanced

From Seed to Sunflower

Non-fiction Hard Retelling
Advanced

The Kookaburra's Breakfast

Fiction Hard Connections
Advanced

Yindi and the Didgeridoo

Fiction Expert Predicting
Advanced

The Amazing Echidna

Non-fiction Expert Literal
Advanced

The Pearl in the Billabong

Fiction Expert Connections
Advanced

The Great Bushland Clean-Up

Fiction Expert Decoding
Advanced

The Lighthouse Keeper's Kitten CAPSTONE

Fiction Expert Retelling
Advanced