Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Can something written long ago still be read today?"

Watch the PBS video about scientists reading the sealed scrolls of Herculaneum.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will be spread open?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What is written in my record?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Takwir is surah 81. Find ayah 10. The key word as-suhuf means the pages, the records of deeds. On that Day, every record will be opened for everyone to see.

Fact: How did people make paper from the papyrus plant long ago?

Ages 5–8: Weave a page. Weave strips of paper in a criss-cross pattern, like papyrus. Write one good deed on it.

Ages 9–12: Hidden writing. Find out how scientists use scans to read scrolls that can't be opened.

Finish with: "I found that papyrus was made by ___."

Talk together:

• If scientists can read hidden scrolls, how much more does Allah know?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What would you like to see when your record is opened?
• How can we fill our pages with good?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will write one good deed on my woven page every day."

• Fill your page with good deeds.
• Show someone your woven papyrus.
• Tell someone how scrolls are read without opening them.
• Next time: the next ayah (81:11) is about the sky being stripped away. Explore it together!

Action: Write one good deed on your woven page every day.