Types And Importance of Shelters For Everyone For Grade 3 Students
A shelter is a structure in which a man, an animal, or a bird can normally obtain shelter from the weather, from danger, and from fatigue. Just as we are motivated to eat and drink to live, so also are we motivated to reach for a huddle. People from those who live in a large mansion to those living in a small house, hut, or tent at the edge. It is true that there are individuals who live in unfavorable conditions, housing and this is a context that should be taken into account in the sense of ensuring a safe shelter to live for all.
We teach about Shelters today in this lesson, for what purpose it serves, what it is unique to groups of people, and how we can help it be better for the person whose only shelter is on a street.
What is a Shelter?
Shelter is a place to be defended, shielded from animals. In the human case, the shelters can be residential houses, apartments or even tents. Animals also have shelters like nests, burrows, or dens. But, it is difficult without any protection from rain, the sun, the cold or wild animals.
Types of Shelters for Humans
Houses
Houses are made with brick, cement and wood, and each of which is residential. These houses protect them from rain, wind, and heat.
Huts
Historically, people have lived in mud brick, buffalo grass or bamboo walled houses in villages. These huts keep them cool during hot days.
Tents
Tent: Twisted fabric shelter. They’re used for camping or in emergencies.
Homeless Shelters
There are people who are homeless who sleep on the streets, they are allowed to stay in shelters which are designed for this. These shelters also provide food and a bed for the night.
Apartments
In greater part of urban settlements, several families live in tall buildings called flats. Inside the building, each family has their own space.
Why is Shelter Important?
Protection: Shelters, providing protection from hazardous (storm, rain, or heat).
Safety: Shelters provide protection from wild animals and other dangers.
Comfort: Shelters are not only our refuge from storms, but also those of hunger during famine, and refuge for our partner, our spouse, our children and our friends from the storm as well as other offensive dangers in war.
Belonging: Shelter is the place where we get safety and comfort, where we get a lot of happiness.
Real-Life Examples
Village Huts
In small villages, families often live in huts. Rani and relatives are housed in a tiny mud cottage decorated with things that are to be used for special occasions.
City Apartments
Aman lives in an apartment in a big city. Their family's apartment is on the top floor (5th floor), they are living in a building where lots of other families live.
Homeless Shelter
Meena had nowhere to go after a flood, and nor did her mother. They were also kept in a shelter, so they ate food, bedding material and a place to sleep.
Camping Tent
One day, Rohit with his friends went to a forest for camping. They traveled with tents and put them up every night. The tents protected them from rain and insects.
Fun Facts
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The igloos are ice houses and surprisingly also a very warm, cozy dwelling inside!
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Birds construct nest lodges, shoot, grasses and plumes for the sheltered keeping of their stuff.
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In dry sand and clay, people imprint themselves in the desert, for evaporative cooling.
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Treehouses are dwellings constructed in trees, and some are recreation or dwelling in them.
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Around people build houses floats, in order to live on a boat at sea.
How Can We Help People Without Shelter?
Donate: Clothing, bedding or money may all be donated to assist the homeless.
Volunteer: Impact may arise in the context of shelter volunteering, or similar.
Raise Awareness: Confront respondents with the scenario and give them an opportunity to contribute in order to guarantee access to shelter.
Build Homes: Many groups, among other things, have the objective of building houses for the poor families that could be assisted.
Be Kind: Charity, i.e., charity coupled with food and water, may have a beneficial effect on an afflicted person, in an elementary way.
Activities
Draw Your Dream Shelter
Imagine and draw the kind of shelter you would love to live in—maybe a treehouse, a cottage, or a big castle!
Visit a Shelter
Plan a visit to a local homeless shelter with your parents to observe their work and gain practical knowledge of how they assist those facing homelessness.
Make a Shelter Model
Construct a model of a structure made from cardboard, clay or paper, including a dwelling or a tent.
Role Play
Listen, kennels are always a safe haven and we're full up in good times, that's a regular service for the volunteers.
Discuss Solutions
Discuss with your peers how to assist those lacking adequate shelters.
Conclusion
Shelters are an essential component of our way of life, offering us protection, calm, and security of location. Although there are some who have mansions, there are also some who reside in humble thatch wigwams or even tents as a kind of interim abode. Not only one is not able to just drop down into a secure shelter, but all of us must be offering help to all of them.
FAQs
Why is a home so important in our lives?
A home shields us from weathering, protects us from dangers on earth, provides us a place to sleep, and above all one feels secure and safe.
What are the shelters of humans?
A house, apartment, hut, tent, other houses for housing, safety, and comfort.
What is the necessity or role of Shelter?
The purpose of shelter is to provide protection, comfort, bonding-and a place to live.
What makes a good shelter?
The shelter is safe, strong, comfortable, and environmentally friendly.