Book 1 – Kiri Finds a Map | Complete Adventure Pack

In this first adventure book, Kiri discovers a mysterious map and sets off with Sam through the Northland forest. Along the way, learners practise the focus sounds m, a, s, t and p, with i introduced to support words such as pin. They build and read words, follow clues and discover that every clue can lead to a new mystery.

A Complete Literacy Adventure for Beginning Readers

Kiri Finds a Map is a teacher created story that combines controlled decodable text with carefully selected story language. Designed for beginning readers and early learners, it provides opportunities to practise the sound-letter relationships being taught, including m, a, s, t, p  as the main focus sounds and i introduced to support selected words such as pin, while building vocabulary, comprehension and knowledge through an engaging adventure. 

Grounded in structured literacy principles, learners build and read words, practise the focus sounds, follow clues and explore a story that gives their reading a meaningful purpose.

What's Included?

Your Complete Adventure Pack includes:

• A story featuring Kiri and her first Northland adventure
• Teacher guidance and teaching notes
• Sound and word building activities
• Printable literacy activities
• Word building cards
• Reading and phonics practice
• Adventure map activities
• Assessment support
• A PowerPoint version of the story for shared or guided reading
• A Kiwi Adventure Passport to encourage learners as they explore

With 15+ activities and resources, there are plenty of opportunities to practise, revisit and apply early reading skills.

Focus Sounds

Book 1 introduces and practises:

m • a • s • t • p 

Additional sound:
i — introduced to support selected words such as pin.

The activities provide opportunities for learners to hear sounds, connect sounds with letters, build words and practise reading them in an engaging adventure context.

Ideal For

• Primary teachers
• Beginning readers and early learners
• Literacy groups
• Classroom reading programmes
• Homeschooling families
• Parents supporting early reading at home

A literacy adventure inspired by Aotearoa New Zealand, designed to make early reading practice purposeful, engaging and meaningful.