Rachel's younger brother is in fourth grade. She is trying to explain to him how to do a household task. She is going to read the explanation aloud and post it on the refrigerator for him to refer to later. What kind of sentences do you recommend Rachel use: simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?

For a fourth grader, it would be best to use simple sentences to explain the household task. Simple sentences are easy to understand and follow, and will help make the instructions clear for Rachel's younger brother.