Start with bismillah.

Close your eyes and notice how you feel right now: happy, tired, excited, calm? Ask: "Where do feelings come from?"

Watch the Little School video about emotions and feelings.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah swear by here?"

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

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shams is surah 91. Find ayah 7. The key word nafs means the soul, the self. The key word sawwaha means shaped it in balance.

Fact: Which part of the brain helps us feel emotions?

Ages 5–8: Feelings faces. Draw five faces showing different feelings. Which ones do you feel most often?

Ages 9–12: Balance it. Build a stone or block tower that balances. What happens if one side gets too heavy? How is that like our feelings?

Finish with: "I found that feelings come from ___."

Talk together:

• What does it mean to have a balanced soul?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• What helps you feel calm when your feelings are too big?
• How can remembering Allah help balance our hearts?
• Who can you talk to when your feelings are heavy?

Make a small plan: "This week, when I have a big feeling, I will ___."

• Show someone your feelings faces.
• Say "Allahu akbar" slowly three times when you feel upset.
• Next time: the next ayah (91:8) is about knowing right from wrong. Explore it together!

Action: Use your plan when a big feeling comes.