Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How did you feel when you finished something hard: a puzzle, a test, learning a surah?"

Watch the BBC Earth video of a puffin flying out to sea again and again to bring fish home to its chick. (Gulls try to steal the fish.)

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What are these people pleased with?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Will all my hard work for Allah be worth it?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ghashiyah is surah 88. Find ayah 9. Look for the key words li-sa'yiha radiyah: pleased with their striving. Compare with ayah 3, where people were tired for nothing.

Fact: How many fish can a puffin carry in its beak at once?

Ages 5–8: Effort jar. Every time you finish something hard this week, put a pebble in a jar. Count them on Friday.

Ages 9–12: Effort story. Write about a time hard work paid off. How did it feel at the end?

Finish with: "I found that a puffin can carry up to ___ fish at once."

Talk together:

• Why will the believers be pleased with their hard work?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What effort are you making that you hope Allah will reward?
• How does Allah reward even small efforts?
• What helps you keep going when something is hard?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will put real effort into ___ for Allah."

• Praise someone else's hard work.
• Show someone your effort story.
• Next time: the next ayah (88:10) describes a garden high up. Explore it together!

Action: Fill your effort jar.