Start with bismillah.

Ask: "If you plant a seed, what will grow?"

Watch the Learn Bright video Cause and Effect for Kids.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is each soul held by?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What am I earning each day?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Muddaththir is surah 74. Find ayah 38. The key words kullu nafsin bima kasabat rahinah describe each soul being kept, like a pledge, by its own deeds. Our deeds link together like a chain. Good deeds lead to good, and wrong deeds lead to harm.

Fact: What is the difference between a cause and an effect?

Ages 5–8: Cause and effect cards. Draw a cause (watering a plant) and its effect (the plant grows).

Ages 9–12: Deed chain. Write a chain of five events that started with one kind act.

Finish with: "I found that a cause is ___ and an effect is ___."

Talk together:

• Why is each person responsible for their own deeds?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How can one good deed lead to more?
• How can we fix a wrong deed?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will start a chain of kindness with one good deed."

• Start a chain of kindness.
• Share your cause and effect cards.
• Tell someone about your deed chain.
• Next time: the next ayah (74:39) speaks of the people of the right. Explore it together!

Action: Start a chain of kindness with one good deed.