Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How can a soft, tiny root crack a hard rock?"

Watch the Learn Bright video about weathering. (Watch the part about plants.)

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What happens to the earth?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do plants push through hard ground?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah 'Abasa is surah 80. Find ayah 26. The key words shaqaqna al-arda shaqqa mean We split the earth open. Roots and shoots break through the ground, and rocks slowly turn into soil.

Fact: How do tree roots break rocks over time?

Ages 5–8: Seed power. Fill a small plastic pot with dry beans, add water, cover tightly and wait a day. What happens?

Ages 9–12: Weathering. Find out three ways rocks are broken into soil (roots, ice, water).

Finish with: "I found that roots break rocks by ___."

Talk together:

• What does it show us that soft roots can split rock?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How do these ayat show food's journey, step by step?
• What "hard" thing can you break through with patience?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will keep going at something hard, little by little."

• Keep at something hard, a little each day.
• Show someone your bean power test.
• Look for plants growing out of cracks in walls.
• Next time: the next ayah (80:27) is about grain. Explore it together!

Action: Keep going at something hard, little by little.