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Dear Friend,

The dazzling duo of Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell returns with a great new book that helps little people to communicate in a big person’s world. With grown-up words like cooperate, respect, patience, and considerate, a Boisterous and Zany family celeBrates the power of language and discovers that words — big or little — are the bridge that connects us all.

On this site you’ll find activities related to each of Curtis and Cornell’s Books to Grow By. We hope you will share them with the little people in your life for some big fun!

Read all of Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell’s Books to Grow By!

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Just because you’re little doesn’t mean you can’t use big words!Draw a line connecting the words that have the same meaning (SYNONYMS)!

small Words Big Words Great Intelligent

Mad Appropriate

Gross Stupendous

Smart Considerate

Help Irate

Right Cooperate

Kind Disgusting

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Mix and match to build a word! How many words can you make?Can you make at least ten?

C E L E B R A T E 1. _________________________________________

2. _________________________________________

3. _________________________________________

4. _________________________________________

5. _________________________________________

6. _________________________________________

7. _________________________________________

8. _________________________________________

9. _________________________________________

10. _________________________________________

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Big Words maze

Start

It’s not always easy being little! Can you help the youngest child find his friends?

End

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What Mood are they In?Draw a line from the person to the emotion that he or she is showing.

Happy

scared

angry

sad

lonely

tired

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mood Wheel

today i Feel...

Reproduce the mood wheel on sturdy paper. Cut out the wheel and the arrow. Use a brass fastener to attach the arrow to the center of the mood wheel.

Happy scared a

ngry sad lonely

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Laura Cornell



Big changes are Here!A lot of changes have been made to the characters below. Can you find and then circle the characters below the line that are exactly like the ones above the line?

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Words to grow ByCan you find and circle the words to grow by listed in the box on the left?

Which number is Bigger?You’re growing every day. Numbers can get bigger, too.

Can you circle the number that is bigger for each line below?

MeFiveFun

GrowProudSillyLike

N I M E N H F P M NE D A T H R N E W ST V O L I K E H M GN R T O P G V G E BT H G E R B R P D EN H J O A S E V I FU J W D H B V A L OF S E Y L L I S F TI G J N G T N I P RD U O R P R B X H S

A. 1 or 5

B. 3 or 2

C. 2 or 4

D. 4 or 1

E. 5 or 3

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make goood choicesThink about your interests, hobbies, and talents and how you can lend a hand

to the human race now and in the future. Draw a picture in the space below of what you may like to do when you grow up. Share your picture

with friends and see how many different jobs people choose.

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Laura Cornell



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910 11

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use your Head

Life is full of challenges that really make you think. Try this mental exercise and connect the

dots to form a picture.

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Laura Cornell



Why i like me game

I’m Gonna LikeMe When...




• Write something that you like about yourself.• Draw a picture of it.• Carefully cut out the cards.

• Put the finished cards up someplace where you will see them every day (on your mirror, on your bedroom door, etc.)!

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Laura Cornell



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answersGreat – StupendousMad – Irate Gross – DisgustingSmart – IntelligentHelp – CooperateRight – AppropriateKind - Considerate

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Big Words Maze

Start

It’s not always easy being little! Can you help the youngest fi nd his parents?

End

Page 5





WHAT MOOD ARE THEY IN?Draw a line from the person to the emotion that he or she is showing

Happy

Scared

Angry

Sad

Lonely

Tired

Excited

Page 7

Big Changes Are Here!A lot of changes have been made to the characters below. Can you fi nd and then circle the characters below the line that are exactly like the ones above the line?

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Laura Cornell



A. 5, B. 3, C. 4, D. 4, E. 5

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