Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Are there sounds around us that we can't hear but animals can?"

Watch the TED-Ed video These animals can hear everything. (It has music.)

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who listened to the Quran?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What made the recitation so wonderful?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Jinn is surah 72, and it has twenty-eight ayat. Find ayah 1. The surah is named after the key word al-jinn. Jinn are real creatures Allah made, but we cannot see them. A group of them heard the Quran and said qur'anan 'ajaba: a wonderful recitation.

Fact: Which animals can hear sounds too high or too low for us?

Ages 5–8: Listening walk. Walk quietly outside and count how many different sounds you hear.

Ages 9–12: Hearing range. Find the highest sound a bat can hear and the highest a person can hear.

Finish with: "I found that bats can hear sounds up to ___."

Talk together:

• What makes the Quran sound so beautiful?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why is it amazing that even the jinn were moved by it?
• How do you feel when you hear the Quran recited?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will listen to the Quran quietly for five minutes each day."

• Listen to the Quran quietly each day.
• Share your listening walk count.
• Tell someone what bats can hear.
• Next time: the next ayah (72:2) says the Quran guides to what is right. Explore it together!

Action: Listen to the Quran quietly for five minutes each day.