This document describes a social science lesson plan about the lifestyle of people in the Kuttanad region of Kerala, India. The lesson plan aims to help students understand the major occupations and means of transportation of Kuttanad residents. It will discuss how people mainly relied on small canoes and kettuvallams (houseboats) for travel. The lesson will also examine other occupations like fishing, duck farming, shell collecting, and coir making. It includes teaching resources like pictures of kettuvallams and a presentation to engage students in learning about the traditional lifestyle and economy of Kuttanad.

1. DEEPTHI.V.B
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Reg.No-169/13376015
NEW B.Ed COLLEGE NELLIMOODU

2. Name of the teacher- Deepthi.V.B
Name of the school- std-8
Subject- Social Science Duration-45mts
Unit- Kuttanade the back water and the life of the people
Sub-unit - Travel through Water
Curricular statement: Analyze the life style of kuttanad.
Learning outcome: 1) to understand about the life style of kuttanad
2) To examine about water transport of kuttanad.
3) To understand about the income sources of kuttanad.
Content Analysis:
Terms- Kettuvallam, Muttakkar, Swamp, Shells
Places- ThannirMukkam, Muhamma, Kuttanad, Kumarakom.
Facts- 1) in general most of the households had small canoes of their own
2) Small canoes every were that connect the backwaters in kuttanad.
3) For travel they were depending mainly on canoes
4) For the transportation of commodities they were using kettuvallam.
5) Instead material egg of chickens and goose were given in exchange .Canoeists who sold the goods were called muttakar
6) Trip to Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi was possible through these back waters
7) Today boat services of Kerala State Water Transport Co-operation operational in kuttanad.
8) Most of the houses in kuttanad are built on the Banks Rivers or canals
9) The rivers and canals were rich in availability of fish.
10) The water was drained for cultivation they used to get good catch. This was also a source of income for the landlords
11) Growing in duck in the swamp and canal was another occupation kuttanad people.
12) The canal to collect shells was another occupation of the kuttanad people
13) To type of shells in this area white and black.
14) The outer layer of the white shells was used for more making cement

3. 15) Black shells are plenty in the areas like Thannirmukkam and Muhamma
16) Net fitted in metal ring at the end of the bamboo stick is used for collecting shells.
17) Fish, meat, goose eggs and shells important food items of the kuttanad.
Concept: A part from the cultivation, Fishing Making Coir and collect shells are other occupations of the people of kuttanad.
Pre-Requisite: The students have some idea about the traditional occupation of kuttanad.
Teaching Learning Resources- 1) Picture of vallam
2) Presentation of slide
Class room interaction procedure
Pupil responses
Introduction:
1) What are the major occupations of people who live in kuttanad?
2) Do you traveling in boat?
With these occupation teacher centers to the topic
Today we are going to dissolute about the travel through water
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“Travel Through waTer”
Presentation
Activity-1
Do you know the uses of vallam?
Then teacher explain that people of kuttanad travel they were depending mainly on vallam.
Soap, indigo needls,glass,knives vessels
Were brought thought theses canoes cyanotic who sold the goods were called”muttakaran”

4. Teacher explained to the student
Activity-2
Teacher explained the trip to Thiruvandhapuram and Kochi was possible through these back water and discusses about
Activity-3
Teacher displays a picture of vakllam
teacher emplace and discuss another occupation of kuttanad
Activity-4
Teacher explain another occupation of kuttanad
Catching Fishing
Growing duck

5. Collect shells
Make coir
Agriculture
Teacher explained in several people used to dip into the canal to collect shells there are two type of shell white and black shell there outer layer the white shells was used for making cement
After teacher explain all points oncemore.By showing in the topic

6. Review:
1) What are the major occupations of kuttanad people?
2) How many type of shells are collecting the canal? And wich are they
3) What is the use of white shells?
Follow up Activity
A part form cultivation how was the Vembanadukayayal used by the people of kuttanad?