Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How do the foods we choose affect our bodies?"

Watch the Tutoring Hour video Healthy vs. Unhealthy Foods Quiz for Kids.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who will eat from the bitter tree?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do my choices now affect what I find later?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ad-Dukhan is surah 44. Find ayah 44. The key words ta'am al-athim mean food of the sinful one. Just as healthy food makes our bodies strong and junk food can harm them, good deeds and bad deeds bring their own results. The ayah warns that those who choose sin will find bitterness waiting.

Fact: Which food group gives us the most energy?

Ages 5–8: Plate builder. Draw a healthy plate with five different foods.

Ages 9–12: Choice results. Write how one food choice and one deed choice both bring results.

Finish with: "I found that ___ give the most energy."

Talk together:

• How are food choices like deed choices?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What healthy choice can you make today?
• What good deed is "healthy" for your heart?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will choose fruit instead of sweets once a day."

• Choose fruit once a day.
• Build a healthy plate.
• Share choice results.
• Next time: the next ayah (44:45) compares it to molten metal. Explore it together!

Action: Choose fruit instead of sweets once a day.