Start with bismillah.

If you can, wake up for Fajr and look out of the window. Ask: "Is it dark, light or in between?"

Watch the Superhero Scientist video about the three kinds of twilight before sunrise.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah swear by at the start of this surah?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does the sky get light before the sun comes up?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Fajr is surah 89, and it has thirty ayat. Find ayah 1. The surah is named after its first key word, al-fajr, the dawn. It's also the name of our first prayer of the day!

Fact: How long before sunrise does the sky start to get light?

Ages 5–8: Dawn colours. If you're awake at Fajr, look at the sky every five minutes. Draw the colours you see.

Ages 9–12: Fajr times. Look up Fajr and sunrise times for your town. Work out the gap between them for a week. Does it change?

Finish with: "I found that the sky starts to get light about ___ minutes before sunrise."

Talk together:

• Why do you think Allah swears by the dawn?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How do you feel when you wake up for Fajr?
• What's special about the very start of a new day?
• How can we make every morning a fresh start?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will try to wake up for Fajr on ___."

• Show someone your dawn colour drawings.
• Say a morning dua as soon as you wake.
• Next time: the next ayah (89:2) is about ten special nights. Explore it together!

Action: Try to pray Fajr on time, even once this week.