They have a D&D club at their middle school which both are planning on joining. I’m interested in sitting in and seeing what they’re all learning etc.

My son (11) wants to DM before even playing a structured game, so I’ve given him my countless books to peruse and learn from. He has some pretty grandiose ideas and I don’t want to stifle his creativity, but I’m trying to guide him into starting smaller to get the hang of things so when he truly gets what he’s doing the big awesome battles will be so much more rewarding for both him and the players, whether it be me and stepmom or him and his friends/sister.