PicoBuddy

Follow new passages with RSS

PicoBuddy offers simple public RSS feeds for teachers, parents, and tutors who want new reading passages delivered into a feed reader. You can follow the full library or choose a narrower feed by grade, genre, or language. Each feed includes the latest 100 public passages and usually refreshes about once per hour.

Core feeds

Use the full library feed if you want one place to follow all new public passages.

Full feed
Latest 100 public passages across the whole library.
https://picobuddy.com/rss.xml
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Grade bands

Choose a broad reading band if you want a steady stream of passages for a general age group.

Lower Elementary
Includes Lower Elementary plus Grade 1 and Grade 2 passages.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/grade/lower-elementary.xml
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Upper Elementary
Includes Upper Elementary plus Grade 3, Grade 4, and Grade 5 passages.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/grade/upper-elementary.xml
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Middle School
Includes Middle School plus Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8 passages.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/grade/middle-school.xml
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Exact grades

Choose an exact grade if you want passages that stay closer to one classroom level.

Grade 1
Latest public passages for Grade 1, using PicoBuddy's grade grouping for nearby reading levels.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/grade/grade-1.xml
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Grade 2
Latest public passages for Grade 2, using PicoBuddy's grade grouping for nearby reading levels.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/grade/grade-2.xml
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Grade 3
Latest public passages for Grade 3, using PicoBuddy's grade grouping for nearby reading levels.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/grade/grade-3.xml
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Grade 4
Latest public passages for Grade 4, using PicoBuddy's grade grouping for nearby reading levels.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/grade/grade-4.xml
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Grade 5
Latest public passages for Grade 5, using PicoBuddy's grade grouping for nearby reading levels.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/grade/grade-5.xml
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Grade 6
Latest public passages for Grade 6, using PicoBuddy's grade grouping for nearby reading levels.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/grade/grade-6.xml
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Grade 7
Latest public passages for Grade 7, using PicoBuddy's grade grouping for nearby reading levels.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/grade/grade-7.xml
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Grade 8
Latest public passages for Grade 8, using PicoBuddy's grade grouping for nearby reading levels.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/grade/grade-8.xml
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Genres

Follow one core genre, such as fiction, informational, functional texts, or Reader's Theater.

Fiction
Latest public fiction passages from the PicoBuddy library.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/type/fiction.xml
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Informational
Latest public informational passages from the PicoBuddy library.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/type/informational.xml
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Biography
Latest public biography passages from the PicoBuddy library.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/type/biography.xml
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Opinion / Argumentative
Latest public opinion / argumentative passages from the PicoBuddy library.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/type/argumentative.xml
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Reader's Theater
Latest public reader's theater passages from the PicoBuddy library.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/type/readers-theater.xml
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Functional Texts
Latest public functional texts passages from the PicoBuddy library.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/type/functional-texts.xml
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Languages

Follow English or Spanish passages separately if you teach or practice in one language.

English
Latest public english passages from the PicoBuddy library.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/language/english.xml
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Spanish
Latest public spanish passages from the PicoBuddy library.
https://picobuddy.com/rss/language/spanish.xml
Open feed

How to use it

  • Use a reader like Feedly or Inoreader if you want new passages to show up automatically.
  • Pick one feed for your learners, such as a grade, text type, or language, so updates stay focused and useful.
  • Each feed includes up to 100 public passages and usually refreshes about once per hour.

To get started, copy a feed URL into your feed reader or open it in the browser first to preview it. The full library feed lives at https://picobuddy.com/rss.xml.