read the directions and they fail to understand what to do after (being forced) to read directions. with all of the kids in order for them to be successful i have found that we need to read through the directions together and then discuss them. otherwise they are unable to do it the first time.
another suggestion i would have is to substitute in your family recipes for some of the ones in the book. for instance we have a specific oven fried chicken recipe we love. i will substitute it the next time this lesson is taught. as well as our salad recipe. i will continue to let them make 