Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How does an eagle rise higher and higher without flapping?"

Watch the Cornell Lab video Golden Eagle Soaring on a Thermal.

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

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I grow higher in good deeds?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ma'arij is surah 70. Find ayah 3. The surah is named after the key word al-ma'arij: the ways of ascent. Allah is the Lord of the ways of ascent, the One high above everything in His greatness. Allah is not in a place, and nothing is like Him. If your child asks more, take the question to an ustaz or ustazah. Just as an eagle rises slowly on warm air, we can grow in goodness little by little.

Fact: What is a thermal, and how do birds use it?

Ages 5–8: Paper spiral. Hang a paper spiral over a warm radiator (with an adult). Watch it turn as warm air rises.

Ages 9–12: High fliers. Find the highest-flying birds and how high they go.

Finish with: "I found that a thermal is ___."

Talk together:

• Which good deed would you like to grow in?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How can we grow in good deeds?
• How do you feel looking up at a high mountain?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will grow a little more in one good habit."

• Grow a little more in good.
• Show your paper spiral.
• Tell someone what a thermal is.
• Next time: the next ayah (70:4) says the angels ascend in a Day of fifty thousand years. Explore it together!

Action: Grow a little more in one good habit.