AN IDEAL HOME

Prepared By :- Sidak Grover (DAV Public School, Malout)

WHAT IS HOME ? A home is a dwelling-place used as a

permanent or semi-permanent residence for an individual, family, household or several

families in a tribe. It is often a house, apartment, or other building, or

alternatively a mobile home, houseboat, or any other portable shelter. Homes typically

provide areas and facilities for sleeping, preparing food, eating and hygiene. Larger

groups may live in a nursing home, children's home, convent or any

similar institution. 

AN IDEAL HOME

It is the best place to live in, which one

can call “Home sweet home”.

FEATURES OF AN IDEAL HOME1) Sunlight :- It brightens our

home and keeps the room dry. The sunlight keeps the germs away.

2) Ventilation :- Windows and doors should face each other to allow free flow of fresh air. They also ensure the outlet of dirty air from the home which is necessary for our health.

3) Sanitation :- An ideal home must have proper drainage system to remove the dirty water. The drains should be covered and cleaned regularly to prevent the breeding of flies, germs and mosquitoes.

4) Doors and Windows :- A good house should have two doors a wooden door and a wire net door. The windows should have fly mesh to keep flies and mosquitoes away.

5) Water Supply :- An ideal home must have sufficient water supply for bathing, washing, clothes, cleaning utensils, wiping floors etc. Drinking water must be stored in clean and covered vessels.

6) Safety :- The doors and windows should have bolts and locks. The main door must have a ‘spy eye’ to ensure that the door is not opened to the strangers.

7) Cleanliness :- A house should be kept neat and clean. The furniture and other things should be dusted everyday. Floors should be wiped with disinfectant. It keeps the neat and tidy.

8) Garbage Disposal :- A Clean home requires an efficient system of garbage disposal so that heaps of garbage do not harm the people. The garbage should be disposed off from the surroundings on daily basis.

ACTIVITY How will You keep your sorroundings

neat and clean. Write 5 Points.