Year 5 Reading Journey

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

Year 5 passages challenge students with evaluation tasks, deeper inference, and comparison across texts. Students learn to identify persuasive techniques and evaluate reliability.

Parts of speech available at this level:
Common Noun Proper Noun Verb Adjective Pronoun Adverb Preposition Conjunction Interjection
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The Reading Lab is included with the Advanced and Premium plans. Try the free Year 1 sample first if you like.
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The Solar-Powered Classroom

Fiction Easy Literal
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Finn and the Flying Fox Colony

Fiction Easy Predicting
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How Coral Reefs Are Built

Non-fiction Easy Retelling
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The Inventor from Coober Pedy

Fiction Medium Connections
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Water Use in the Murray-Darling Basin

Non-fiction Medium Literal
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The Boundary Rider's Daughter

Fiction Medium Predicting
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Microplastics in Australian Oceans

Non-fiction Advanced Literal
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The Firefighters of Black Saturday

Non-fiction Advanced Retelling
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Voices of the Dreaming

Fiction Advanced Connections
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The Debate That Changed Our Town

Fiction Expert Predicting
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The Return of the Murray Cod

Non-fiction Expert Connections
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The Time Capsule Beneath the Oval

Fiction Expert Predicting
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How Vaccines Work

Non-fiction Expert Literal
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The Tank That Listened to Rain

Fiction Expert Predicting
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Two Names on the Summit

Non-fiction Expert Retelling
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The Screen Time Debate

Non-fiction Expert Connections
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The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter

Fiction Expert Predicting
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The Race for Clean Power

Non-fiction Expert Connections
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The Mystery of the Marvellous Maths Tutor

Fiction Expert Predicting
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Working at the Bottom of the World

Non-fiction Expert Literal
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The Story of a Sand Dune Diagram

Non-fiction Expert Evaluation
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A Plan for the Nature Trail: Recycling Station

Fiction Expert Author purpose
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How a Tram History Display Helps

Non-fiction Expert Decoding
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Notes from the Harbour Lookout: Community Mural Plan

Fiction Expert Text structure
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The Story of a Bee Hotel

Non-fiction Expert Inferencing
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A Plan for the Lakeside Room: Orchard Pollination Chart

Fiction Expert Synthesis
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How a Seedling Tray Helps

Non-fiction Expert Evaluation
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Notes from the Botanic Garden: Kelp Forest Poster

Fiction Expert Author purpose
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The Story of a Library Seed Catalogue

Non-fiction Expert Decoding
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A Plan for the Coast Turtle Display: Rock Pool Guide

Fiction Expert Text structure
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How a Compost Notebook Helps

Non-fiction Expert Inferencing
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Notes from the Sydney Harbour Library: Platypus Observation Board

Fiction Expert Synthesis
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The Story of a Solar Model

Non-fiction Expert Evaluation
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A Plan for the Beach Reserve: Mangrove Model

Fiction Expert Author purpose
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How a Harbour Map Helps

Non-fiction Expert Decoding
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Notes from the Science Room: Kiwi Crossing Sign

Fiction Expert Text structure
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The Story of a Marine Ranger Log

Non-fiction Expert Inferencing
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A Plan for the Town Hall: Weather Chart

Fiction Expert Synthesis
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How a Bike Route Map Helps

Non-fiction Expert Evaluation
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Notes from the Coastal Room: Mini Wind Turbine

Fiction Expert Author purpose
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The Story of a Native Plant Label

Non-fiction Expert Decoding
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A Plan for the Nature Trail: Shorebird Hide

Fiction Expert Text structure
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How a Classroom Podcast Script Helps

Non-fiction Expert Inferencing
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Notes from the Harbour Lookout: Waterwise Garden

Fiction Expert Synthesis
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The Story of an Alpine Plant Sketch

Non-fiction Expert Evaluation
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A Plan for the Lakeside Room: Bird Count Sheet

Fiction Expert Author purpose
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How a Possum-safe Garden Plan Helps

Non-fiction Expert Decoding
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Notes from the Botanic Garden: Wetland Sound Map

Fiction Expert Text structure
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The Story of a Ferry Timetable

Non-fiction Expert Inferencing
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A Plan for the Coast Turtle Display: Rain Gauge CAPSTONE

Fiction Expert Synthesis
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