LESSON – 9 OUR HOMES

HOME-----A SWEET
HOME
HOUSE +
FAMILY +
HAPPINESS = HOME
ROOMS IN OUR HOUSE
LET US KNOW ABOUT MALA’S HOUSE
WHERE AND HOW DID THE EARLY MAN LIVE?
HOW DID HE START LIVING IN A HOUSE?

Over a period of time

Food gatherer became food
producer with a hut to live in.
PUCCA HOUSES

WE ALSO USE TIN

AND POLYTHENE
SHEETS FOR A
PUCCA HOUSE.
STILT HOUSES
HOUSE BOAT
CARAVAN
FLAT ROOF HOUSES
HOUSES IN CITIES
HOUSES IN CITIES
ARE MADE OF
1. BRICKS
2. CEMENT
3. GLASS
4. WOOD
5. STONE
6. MARBLE
TO MAKE IT
STRONG
 NEW WORDS

1. Shelter 11.bamboo 21.ladder

2. Protects 12.kutcha house 22.nomads
3. Bungalow 13.temporary 23.materials
4. Kitchen 14.pucca house 24.available
5. Guesthouse 15.permanent 25.log cabins
6. Balcony 16.bricks 26.wooden
7.Lawns 17.marble 27.earthquakes
8.Apartment 18.haveli 28.seashore
9.Location 19.mountain 29.village
10.Straw 20.stilt house 30.buildings
 ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
1. Why do we need a house?
A. We need a house to protect ourselves from
heat, cold, rain, animals and thieves. It gives
us shelter and safety.
2. How do people living in hot areas keep their
houses cool?
A. In areas of hot climate like Rajasthan the
houses are built with high flat roofs to keep the
house cool.
3. List the materials that people used for building
permanent houses in cities.
A. People use materials like cement, bricks ,steel, wood, iron,
marble
glass, etc for building a permanent house.
4. Differentiate between a mountain house and a stilt
house.
 

Mountain house Stilt house

   
1. Houses in mountain 1. Stilt houses are built in flood prone areas
areas are made with above the ground level.
sloping roofs.  

   
1. Rain water and snow 2. The water drains easily
can slide down easily. through stilt without
  damaging the house.
 
 5. Different types of houses are built in different areas.
Explain
       
Area Type of house Reason Diagram
       
1. Mountain Houses with Helps
house sloping roof. rainwater and
snow to slide
down easily.
       
1. Flood prone Stilt houses Helps to drain
areas the flood
water easily
through stilt.
       
1. Earthquake Wooden Causes less
prone areas houses damage to life
and property.
       
1. Cities and Apartments Limited land
towns and huge
population.
 
 MAP SKILLS

Asom

Meghalaya

A state where
house boats are
A state
common. with stilt
house .
 
Kerala
 MAP SKILLS

Himachal Pradesh
t han
as
Raj

A state where A state where

houses have houses have
sloping roofs . high,flat roofs .