Start with bismillah.

Ask: "If you kept a diary of every good thing you did this week, what would be in it?"

Watch the Natural History Museum video about what Antarctic ice cores tell us.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which hand is the record given in?"

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

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Inshiqaq is surah 84. Find ayah 7. The key words kitabahu bi-yaminihi mean his book in his right hand. Receiving your record in your right hand is a sign of good news.

Fact: How do ice cores keep a record of thousands of years?

Ages 5–8: Layer jar. Pour layers of different coloured sand into a jar, one each day. At the end of the week, "read" your record.

Ages 9–12: Reading layers. Find out how scientists count the layers in an ice core, like tree rings. What can they learn about the air long ago?

Finish with: "I found that ice cores record ___."

Talk together:

• Ice keeps a record of the past. Who keeps a record of our deeds?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What would you love your record to show?
• Why do we use our right hand for good things, like eating?
• What would you like to ask an ustaz or ustazah about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will add one good deed to my record every day."

• Do one good deed each day.
• Show someone your layer jar.
• Use your right hand to eat and to give.
• Next time: the next ayah (84:8) says their reckoning will be easy. Explore it together!

Action: Add one good deed to your record every day.