Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What do bees do all summer to get ready for winter?"

Watch the Scientific American video "What Do Honeybees Do in Winter?".

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will every soul know?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What am I bringing with me?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Takwir is surah 81. Find ayah 14. The key words ma ahdarat mean what it has brought. All the "ifs" in ayat 1 to 13 lead to this: on that Day, each person will see the deeds they brought.

Fact: How much honey do bees store to get through winter?

Ages 5–8: Store it up. Draw a honeycomb. Colour in one cell for every good deed you do this week.

Ages 9–12: Bee maths. Find out how many flowers bees visit to make one jar of honey.

Finish with: "I found that bees store about ___ of honey for winter."

Talk together:

• Bees work hard to fill their store. What are we storing?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How do ayat 1 to 13 lead up to this ayah?
• What would you like to "bring" on that Day?
• How can small deeds add up?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will fill my honeycomb with good deeds."

• Fill in your honeycomb each day.
• Thank Allah for honey and bees.
• Recite ayat 1 to 14 together.
• Next time: the next ayah (81:15) is an oath by the planets that hide. Explore it together!

Action: Fill your honeycomb with good deeds.