Start with bismillah.

Hold out both arms like a balance. Put a book in one hand and a feather in the other. Ask: "Which side goes down? Why?"

Watch the BBC News video of the London Zoo's yearly weigh-in, where every animal is weighed, from tiny frogs to big tortoises.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is heavy in this ayah?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What makes my scales heavy?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qari'ah is surah 101. Find ayah 6. What does the person's scale have in it, according to the translation?

Fact: How do zookeepers weigh very big or very small animals?

Ages 5–8: Hanger balance. Hang two paper cups from a coat hanger. Put small things in each cup (coins, buttons). Which side goes down?

Ages 9–12: Weigh five things at home on a kitchen scale and put them in order. Then talk: what would you put in your "good deeds" scale this week?

Finish with: "I found that the heaviest thing was ___."

Talk together:

• What good deeds might make a person's scales heavy?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Do even the smallest good deeds count, like Surah Az-Zalzalah says?
• How does it feel to know Allah weighs every good thing we do?
• What would you like to understand better about the scales?

Make a small plan: "Each day this week, I will add one good deed to my scale: ___."

• Make a family "good deeds balance" poster and add a sticker for each deed.
• Show someone how your hanger balance works.
• Next time: the next ayah (101:7) tells us what happens to that person. Explore it together!

Action: Keep to your plan all week, and tick it off each day.