Bonus: Advanced Version of the Cookbook
All of the recipes with metric measurements (grams and litres) — the next step for kids reading recipes. You'll have step-by-step recipes at all reading levels for kids and adults.
50+ Visual Recipes Kids Can Read
Giving kids the independence and pride to say "I made that!"
Every recipe is carefully designed using the Read-to-Cook method for kids to genuinely follow along themselves and to practically build essential skills.
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One Recipe: Five Essential Skills
After spending hundreds of hours using recipes with kids, I've created a real-life way for your kids to grow:
Cooking: a practical life skill that builds independence
Reading: a real reason to read — not just because it's 'reading time'
Maths: fractions, measuring, counting and time in real life
Thinking: sequencing, planning and following instructions
Confidence: the pride that comes from saying “I made that!”
That's what makes these recipes different.
They aren't recipes just adapted for children — they are recipes designed around how children learn.
A 5-year-old confidently made pizza pinwheels pretty much independently.
How The Recipes Work
This is the exact breakdown of what goes into each recipe and what makes these visual recipes so special.
So simple, right? I did all the heavy lifting to make the recipes work for even the earliest of readers — all you have to do is print them out!
Free interactive Reading Stage Checker
Find your child's reading level
Ask your child to have a go at reading each word. Some are real, some are nonsense. It's fine if they sound them out first — but they need to do it independently.
Tap ✓ Read it or ✗ Couldn't for each word. We'll suggest the right recipe set.
First set
cat
vop
tib
run
shup
Second set
bird
woat
kaib
torn
gake
0 of 10 words marked
Teachers, like Miss Mabel, love that the recipes are tiered to meet their students' reading level.
What's Included?
- 50+ different Visual Recipes ready to grab-and-go in a PDF: Every recipe is carefully designed with illustrations and words to build reading skills for early readers.
- Each recipe comes with 3 reading tiers. These recipes make reading feel natural, interactive and fun. With all the versions, that is over 150 recipes!
- Adult guidance to support your child's reading and cooking for every recipe.
- A selection of recipes for mains, healthy snacks, sweet treats, classic bakes and accompaniments.
- No-bake recipes and recipes to use with groups. Plus, versions to download just for your child's reading level.
- Vegan and Gluten-free recipes.
- Easy starter recipes. Plus more complex recipes, ready for when your child's reading and cooking grows.
- With visual, step-by-step recipes, your child will naturally practice reading while having fun in the kitchen.
Here's a look inside
Nicola's girls loved the illustrations so much they asked to make the recipe twice in one week.
Will this work for us?
These recipes will work for these children and families. If you fit one of these, this will be great for you.
- Phonics learners
- Children getting the hang of phonics and needing to practice in different ways
- Roughly kids 3–8 years old
- English as an Additional Language learners
- Reluctant readers
- Pre-readers (around age 3–4) if used as a teaching tool
- Older readers looking to practice fluency
- Families wanting to get in the kitchen more, with recipes their kids can read themselves
- Home educating families
- …even adults who want recipes broken down more
What about classrooms or cooking groups?
The recipes also work with bigger groups of children. Inside there is help with:
- Tips for setting up with groups
- A recipe collection which works well for groups
- No-bake recipes for limited kitchen facilities
But how are these recipes different to any other kids' recipe out there?
What I've learnt from using recipes with kids in a classroom and with my own kids is that although we're told "recipes are great for kids reading" and "they can learn so many skills from cooking," even kids recipes are not broken down enough for them to follow.
They're either completely made up of pictures or the other extreme, with sentences like "pour in the dry ingredients." For a 5-year-old that's a lot of brain power to work out.
So that's why these are recipes kids can truly read — with phonics practice built in and every single step being one action.
They're not just recipes for kids, but powerful real-life learning resources.
Another family uses the recipes as a resource to support learning English.
Let's get your kids reading and cooking.
50+ visual recipes, 3 reading levels, bonuses included — instant digital download for £27.