Start with bismillah.

Run your fingers gently down your back. Ask: "What can you feel?"

Watch the LearningMole video How Does the Spine Move?

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do they expect?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does my backbone hold me up?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qiyamah is surah 75. Find ayah 25. The key word faqirah means something that breaks the backbone. The spine is very strong, yet the ayah uses it to show how heavy that Day will feel for the deniers.

Fact: How many bones make up the human spine?

Ages 5–8: Bead spine. Thread cotton reels or beads onto a string. See how it bends but stays together.

Ages 9–12: Posture check. Find three ways to look after your back when sitting and carrying a bag.

Finish with: "I found that the spine has ___ bones."

Talk together:

• Why does the Quran use the backbone to describe this feeling?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How can good deeds make that Day lighter for us?
• How can we look after our backs?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will sit up straight and carry my bag on both shoulders."

• Look after your back.
• Show your bead spine.
• Tell someone how many bones are in the spine.
• Next time: the next ayah (75:26) speaks gently about the end of life. Explore it together!

Action: Sit up straight and carry your bag on both shoulders.