Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What happens to bare trees and frozen ground when spring comes?"

Watch the Smartie the Alpaca video First Signs of Spring.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah swear by?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How will Allah bring everyone back to life?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qiyamah is surah 75, and it has forty ayat. Find ayah 1. The surah is named after the key word al-qiyamah: the Rising, the Day everyone stands up again. Each spring, the Earth seems to wake up after winter, a small sign of how Allah gives life again.

Fact: What wakes a crocus bulb up under the snow?

Ages 5–8: Spring hunt. Go outside and find three signs of new life: a bud, a shoot or a flower.

Ages 9–12: Sleep and wake. Find out what bulbs and trees do through winter to stay alive.

Finish with: "I found that plants wake up in spring because ___."

Talk together:

• How is spring like a little reminder of the Rising?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why do you think Allah begins this surah with an oath?
• What would you like to have ready for that Day?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will plant something and watch it come to life."

• Plant a seed or bulb.
• Share your spring hunt finds.
• Tell someone what al-qiyamah means.
• Next time: the next ayah (75:2) swears by the self that blames itself. Explore it together!

Action: Plant something and watch it come to life.