Start with bismillah.

Walk across the same patch of grass every day for a week. Ask: "What do you think will happen to the grass?"

Watch the TED-Ed video Why is it so hard to break a bad habit?

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do some people want to keep doing?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why are bad habits hard to stop?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qiyamah is surah 75. Find ayah 5. The key words li-yafjura amamah mean to keep doing wrong ahead. Some people put off changing. Habits are like paths worn into grass: the more we walk them, the deeper they get.

Fact: How does the brain make a habit?

Ages 5–8: Good path. Choose one good habit, like saying bismillah. Make a chart and tick it each day.

Ages 9–12: Habit loop. Write a habit you have as cue, action and reward. How could you swap the action?

Finish with: "I found that habits form when ___."

Talk together:

• Why do people delay changing for the better?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What good habit would you like to build?
• Who can help you stop a bad habit?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will start one good habit and do it every day."

• Start a good habit today.
• Show your habit chart.
• Tell someone about the habit loop.
• Next time: the next ayah (75:6) says people ask when the Day will be. Explore it together!

Action: Start one good habit and do it every day.