Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What would happen if all the plants in a food chain disappeared?"

Watch the Crash Course Kids video Fabulous Food Chains.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two things did Allah set up?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What does it mean that Allah set a balance?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ar-Rahman is surah 55. Find ayah 7. The key word al-mizan means the balance. Nature is full of balance: plants feed animals, animals feed others, and decomposers return goodness to the soil. Allah set up justice and balance in creation, and He wants balance in our lives too.

Fact: What are producers, consumers and decomposers?

Ages 5–8: Food chain links. Draw a food chain with sun, grass, rabbit and fox, and join them with arrows.

Ages 9–12: Out of balance. Find one example where people upset nature's balance and how it was fixed.

Finish with: "I found that producers are ___."

Talk together:

• Why does nature need balance?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Where do you need more balance in your day?
• How can we protect the balance of nature?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will balance screen time with time outdoors."

• Balance screens and outdoors.
• Draw food chain links.
• Share out of balance.
• Next time: the next ayah (55:8) asks us not to upset the balance. Explore it together!

Action: Balance screen time with time outdoors.