Girls Can Do Anything!: questions to ask and activities to try
A bouncy, rhyming celebration of all the things girls can be and do, from building and exploring to being loud, quiet, messy or brave.
What age is Girls Can Do Anything! for?
Girls Can Do Anything! is best for ages 3–7.
Girls Can Do Anything! (Caryl Hart and Ali Pye)
- Age
- 3-7
- Best for
- Confidence, and being whoever you want to be
Only 50pGirls Can Do Anything! activity sheet3 printable pages: questions to talk about, a drawing and writing page, and notes for the grown-up. Instant PDF.
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Read it with lots of energy, then ask your child what they would like to try. It works for boys too: talk about how everyone can choose what they love.
Is this book right for your child?
- Age
- 3–7 (nursery to Year 2)
- What they'll enjoy
- A bouncy, rhyming celebration of all the things girls can be and do, from building and exploring to being loud, quiet, messy or brave.
- Helps with
- Confidence, and being whoever you want to be
- Buy or borrow?
- Borrow it from the library first if you can. If your child asks for it again and again, it’s one worth owning, and the questions and activities on this page work best with the book open next to you.
What it helps with
- Confidence
- Trying new things
- Challenging stereotypes
- Big dreams
Comprehension and discussion questions for Girls Can Do Anything!
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “What things did the girls in the book do?”
- “Which one would you most like to try?”
- “Is there anything only girls or only boys can do?”
- “What are you really good at?”
- “What would you like to learn to do next?”
- “Who do you know who can do something amazing?”
For the full list of questions and more, download the PDF below.
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5-minute activities to try together
I can do it!
Make a list together of five things your child can already do, and one they would like to learn next.
Dream job dress-up
Dress up as a job your child would like to do one day, and act out a day at work.
Girls Can Do Anything! activity sheet: printable worksheet and questions
All the questions and activities above on a ready-to-print activity sheet: questions tagged by reading skill with space to answer, a drawing and writing page with a self-check, and notes for the adult with curriculum links and a 20-minute session plan. Pay by card, PayPal or Payhip and download straight away.
- Page 1, talk about it: questions about the story, each tagged with the reading skill it practises, with space to answer or tick
- Page 2, my favourite part: a drawing box, a sentence starter and a “how did I do?” self-check
- Page 3, notes for the adult: curriculum links, a 20-minute session plan, extension activities, and support and challenge ideas
- Read it togetherEnjoy the story first.
- Ask 2 or 3 questionsFrom the list above, while everyone is calm.
- Print the activity sheetAn activity sheet with questions, a drawing page and notes for you.
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Use it as a lesson plan
Children can listen to Girls Can Do Anything!, answer questions about it and give a reason for their ideas, and talk about confidence.
A 20-minute session for ages 3–7 (nursery to Year 2), for a class, a small group or one child at home.
- Warm up (2 minutes). Show the cover and read the title. Ask: “What do you think this story will be about?”
- Read aloud (6 minutes). Read it all the way through. Tip: Read it with lots of energy, then ask your child what they would like to try. It works for boys too: talk about how everyone can choose what they love.
- Talk about it (4 minutes). Pick two or three of the comprehension and discussion questions above. “What things did the girls in the book do?” works well to start.
- Activity (6 minutes). Do I can do it!. Make a list together of five things your child can already do, and one they would like to learn next. Children who finish early can try Dream job dress-up.
- Wrap up (2 minutes). Ask each child for one thing they will remember from the story, and why.
Want to go further? The Girls Can Do Anything! activity sheet has these questions with space to answer, a drawing and writing page, and notes for the adult.
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 29 October 2026
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