Start with bismillah.

Squeeze a handful of sand or rice as tightly as you can. Ask: "What happens when you grip too hard?"

Watch the Little School video about why the ocean is salty: rivers keep bringing water in, the sun lifts it out, and the salt stays behind.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two things does this person do?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is it hard to share sometimes?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Layl is surah 92. Find ayah 8. Compare it with ayah 5. How are the two people different?

Fact: Some lakes have rivers flowing in but none flowing out. What happens to their water?

Ages 5–8: Salt test. Dissolve salt in a saucer of water and leave it on a sunny windowsill. After a few days, what is left?

Ages 9–12: In and out. Draw two lakes: one with a river in and a river out, and one with only a river in. Explain why the second becomes very salty.

Finish with: "I found that when water only comes in and never goes out, ___."

Talk together:

• A lake that only keeps becomes too salty for most life. What about a person who only keeps?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why might someone think they don't need anyone?
• How does sharing keep our hearts fresh?
• What is one thing you find hard to share?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will share ___ even though I'd like to keep it."

• Show someone your salt saucer.
• Put a coin in a charity box this week.
• Next time: the next ayah (92:9) is about rejecting the finest reward. Explore it together!

Action: Share your hard-to-share thing and notice how it feels.