DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL RUBY PARK, KOLKATA
CLASS – III
SESSION- 2025-26
MONTH – MAY
SUBJECT - E.V.S. (SOCIAL STUDIES)
TOPIC- OUR HOUSE: OUR SHELTER
INTRODUCTION
Shelter is a place or a structure that protects us from danger or harsh climate.
Shelter is essential for all animals and humans.
It gives us a place to live, a sense of security and protects us from wild animals and rough climatic
conditions like rain, snow, storm, heat etc.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSES
KUTCHA HOUSE
Kutcha houses are mainly found in villages and remote areas.
A kutcha house is made up of natural materials like -earth, thatch (hay/straw), mud, clay.
They do not last long and are often affected by storms and floods.
Shacks and huts are example of kutcha house.
KUTCHA HOUSE
PUCCA HOUSE
The word “Pucca” means solid or permanent.
These houses are made up of durable materials like- brick, stone, timber and cement.
People living in cities and towns dwell in such houses.
They are strong, durable and cannot be moved from one place to another. They are more prone to natural
disasters like storm and heavy rainfall.
Pucca houses are also called permanent houses.
PUCCA HOUSE
Did you Know ?
Some house have places under the roof like a loft which is used to store things is called an attic.
Attics are commonly found in Bungalow.
● FLAT
Big cities have large populations and limited space to live. So, high-rise building or skyscrapers are
common in cities. The house in high-rise building is called a flat or apartment.
FLAT/ APARTMENT
● BUNGALOW
A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is single-storey, with a veranda and a beautiful garden in
the front. Bungalow style houses were introduced in India by the British
BUNGALOW
TEMPORARY HOUSES
Houses that are used for a short period of time, not fixed and can be carried from one place to another
are called temporary houses.
Caravans, tents, houseboats, igloos are temporary houses.
CARAVANS
Caravans are moving vehicles which are drawn by animals and are equipped for living. Nomadic
people like Gypsies and Banjaras live in caravans. Modern caravans are pulled by vans and they are
called motor homes.
ANIMAL PULLED CARAVAN MODERN CARAVAN
HOUSEBOATS
These are huge, slow-moving boats that have been made suitable for human dwelling. In Kerala
houseboats are major tourist attractions. These house boats are called Kettuvallam.
Shikaras- Shikaras are long wooden boats found in the Dal Lake and other lakes of Kashmir.
TENT
A tent is a shelter which is made up of sheets of fabric attached to a pole or a supporting rope. They are
temporary shelters used by nomads. But they are also used for camping and often used by mountaineers
to stay temporarily and are usually made of canvas.
IGLOO
They are dome -shaped structures made up of ice blocks. These are found in Polar Regions. Igloos are
inhabited by Eskimos or indigenous people of Greenland and cold Polar Regions of Canada.
HOUSES IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF INDIA
India is a large country with different types of landforms like mountains, plains, deserts, etc. each
landform has a different type of climate.
The types of houses found in a region vary from place to place depending on the landform, climate and
the building materials available.
People built houses of different shapes and sizes in different areas depending on the climate.
COTTAGE
Cottages are common in hills. They have sloping roofs to allow rainwater and snow to slide off
easily.
COTTAGE
STILT HOUSE
These houses are constructed on raised platforms to protect people from floods. They are built on
strong bamboo pillars. Such houses are found in regions receiving heavy rainfall and in coastal
regions. There are many stilt houses located in Assam and Meghalaya as it is often flooded due to
heavy rainfall.
STILT HOUSE
MUD HOUSE
Mud houses are commonly seen in hot regions. They are made of clay, sand, animal dung and straw. These
materials keep the house cool in summer.
MUD HOUSE
SAFETY MEASURES IN HOUSE
If you are alone at home, do not open the door for strangers, even if they claim to be your parents’ friends.
Do not have medicines without consulting your parents.
Do not accept any gift or food from strangers.
Always remember your parents’ full names, their phone numbers and your address.
Never play with fire. Stay away from stoves, matchsticks and lighters.
A CLEAN HOUSE
It is important that we keep our house clean. Doors and windows let in plenty of fresh air and sunlight.
Sunlight helps keep our home germ-free. Doors and windows must have wire netting to prevent
mosquitoes and flies from entering the house.
The process of replacing stale air with fresh air is called ventilation. Our home should have good
ventilation.
All the family members must work together to keep the house neat, clean and disease-free. We must
follow a few tips to keep our house neat and clean.
We must sweep and mop the floor every day.
We must keep our toys in their place after playing with them.
We must clean our bathrooms regularly.
We must keep our school bags, books and shoes in their proper places.
We must throw waste, like fruit and vegetable peels, in the green dustbin and paper, plastic and metal
in the blue dustbin.
DECORATING OUR HOUSE
We decorate our houses according to our taste and culture. We use a variety of objects such as flowers,
paintings, rangolis, etc. to decorate our house. Some people in villages decorate the walls of their mud
houses with rice paste or vegetable dyes. People in different parts of India decorate their houses in
different ways.
In West Bengal people make alpana with rice paste for pujas and weddings to decorate their houses and
courtyards.
ALPANA
In Tamil Nadu people decorate their houses with kolam. It makes the house looks decorated and colorful.
KOLAM
People hang torans at the main entrance of their houses in Gujarat.
TORAN
PEOPLE WHO MAKE A HOUSE
Who builds a house?
Many people work together to build a house.
FUN LEARNING!
WEBLINKS
o We need shelter: https://youtu.be/pQygrdoLK98
o Types of houses: https://youtu.be/4cdn_YA3Ekc
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