Start with bismillah.

Ask: "If you flew straight up, what would you pass through?"

Watch the Happy Learning video The Earth's Atmosphere: Up and beyond the sky.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "How are the heavens arranged?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What is beyond the sky we see?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Nuh is surah 71. Find ayah 15. The key words sab'a samawatin tibaqa mean seven heavens in layers. Nuh pointed his people to the sky as a sign. Our atmosphere has layers too, though the seven heavens are far greater than anything we can study.

Fact: What are the layers of Earth's atmosphere called?

Ages 5–8: Layer cake. Stack coloured paper strips to show the sky's layers, with Earth at the bottom.

Ages 9–12: Sky heights. Find how high each atmosphere layer goes.

Finish with: "I found that the first layer of the atmosphere is called ___."

Talk together:

• Why did Nuh point to the sky?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What do you feel when you look up at the sky?
• How does the sky show Allah's care for us?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will look up at the sky each day and remember Allah."

• Look up and remember Allah daily.
• Show your layer cake.
• Tell someone the atmosphere's layers.
• Next time: the next ayah (71:16) speaks of the Moon as a light and the Sun as a lamp. Explore it together!

Action: Look up at the sky each day and remember Allah.