Start with bismillah.

Blindfold one child and guide them across the room with only your voice. Ask: "How did it feel to have a guide?"

Watch the National Geographic video about how monarch butterflies find their way thousands of kilometres.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What word about the right way can you hear?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Who guides the butterflies?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-'Alaq is surah 96. Find ayah 11. The key word al-huda means guidance. We ask Allah for it in every rak'ah of our prayer, in Surah Al-Fatihah. Can you find where?

Fact: Which bird makes the longest migration in the world?

Ages 5–8: Follow the arrows. Hide a treat and make a trail of paper arrows to it. Swap and follow each other's trails.

Ages 9–12: Navigation tools. List three ways birds or butterflies find their way (sun, stars, Earth's magnetism). Which one surprises you most?

Finish with: "I found that monarchs find their way using ___."

Talk together:

• Who guides the butterflies and the birds?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Where do we find guidance for our lives?
• How do you know when you're on the right path?
• What would you like to ask an ustaz or ustazah about guidance?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask Allah for guidance when I ___."

• Read Surah Al-Fatihah slowly once a day and think about the guidance part.
• Show someone at home your arrow trail.
• Next time: the next ayah (96:12) is about telling others to do good. Explore it together!

Action: Help a younger child find their way to something they're looking for.