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प्रश्न
Talk to any one of your grandparents or any other elderly person. Find out, when she or he was eight-nine years old -
- Where did she or he live? Name that place.
- From what material was her or his house made?
- Did they have a toilet in their house? If no, where was it?
- In which part of the house was food cooked?
- A lot of mud was used when Chetandas' house was made. Why?
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उत्तर
- He lived in a village named Chennai.
- His house was made of materials like wood, thatched bamboo, mud and straw.
- Yes, they had a toilet in their house.
- Their food was cooked in the verandah which was separated by a wall.
- Because a thick layer of mud protects the house from cold and heat.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Chetandas tells that people from the basti used to come to clean the toilets and take away the waste. They were not allowed to enter the house.
- The people who used the toilets did not clean them. Discuss.
- Is there a toilet in your house? Who cleans it?
What material have been used in making your house?
Find out the material from which your friend's house is made? Is there any difference between your house and his house? Write about it.
What kind of house do you think Chetandas' grandchildren will live in?
Where would you like to live when you grow up? What kind of house would you like?
Look at the picture. People are given names according to the work they do. For example, a person who works with wood is called a carpenter.
In your place, what do you call a person who works with wood?
How does the material reach the building site? (By truck, handcart, any other vehicle) List them.
Find out the price of
| One bag of cement | ______ |
| One brick | ______ |
| One truck of sand | ______ |
Ask a few other questions and write their answers.
- Divide the children in the class into 3-4 groups. Let each group make a model of a different house. For this, you can use mud, wood, paper, pieces of cloth, shoe-boxes, match boxes and colours.
- Place all the houses so as to construct a neighbourhood colony.
