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Marker Sessions are fully written guides to help you explain big ideas to your kid by talking, drawing, building, and acting them out together, one concept per session. Everything you need is right there on the page, so there's no prep beyond opening it.
How is this different from a worksheet or a lecture?
There's no worksheet and nothing to grade. A session is built for back-and-forth: you talk, your kid talks back, and it's built to survive that instead of assuming they'll sit still and listen.
What do I need to run a session?
Usually nothing. Most sessions need no materials at all; if a session does need something, it's listed right at the top before you start.
What if my kid gets stuck partway through?
That's expected, not a sign something's wrong. The
guiding principles page covers the handful of moves for getting a stuck kid unstuck without just handing them the answer.
Do sessions have to be done in order?
No, but each category opens with a foundational session that lays down vocabulary the rest of the category leans on.
Start here points you at those directly if you're not sure where to begin.
Can I use this with more than one kid?
Yes,
kid profiles let you log which sessions you've done with which kid, separately.
What's free, and what needs a subscription?
Five sessions, picked to show the real range of what's here, are free to run the moment you sign up. Everything else needs an active subscription.
Can I save sessions I want to come back to?
Yes, favorite individual sessions, group them into a
playlist, or chain related ones into a
path to work through over time.