Reader Rabbit: 1st Grade

The player participates in educational activities via the game's point-and-click interface. Each activity has a group of character(s) that teach a different activity. Completing all activities unlocks the final performance for Reader Rabbit and his friends. The game focuses on vocabulary, phonics, addition and subtraction.

The Old Theatre has everything ready for a performance, but the porcupine Spike feels dissatisfied about not being the star of the show, so he takes and hides the musical instruments, costumes, scripts, props and other necessities so the performance cannot start. Reader Rabbit and his friends have only a number of hours to make preparations before tonight's performance.

Common Sense Media said the game has a "nice mix of animation, song, and solid educational gaming", and declared it the "top first-grade title". Superkids deemed it "lightweight", "lively", and "entertaining". Tech With Kids thought the activities were "supportive, funny, and always upbeat", and described the learning activities as "fabulous". Edutaining Kids wrote the game was highly entertaining and positively compared it to Reader Rabbit Reading Learning System.

Discovery School praised the game for its "exciting adventure storyline", "gorgeous cartoon world to explore", and "outstanding learning activities". The Washington Post said "this title makes the grade", unlike other Reader Rabbit titles. Reading Tutor said the game was a prime example of how Reader Rabbit puts educational games in the context of an interesting story line. Jeffrey Kessler who worked as a Learning Specialist for the Reader Rabbit franchise described the game as a clever mix of math, reading, art and emotion rather than a year's curriculum.