Lessom plan

1. LESSON PLAN
PRELIMINARY DETIAILS
NAME OF THE TEACHER : GEETHU S MOHAN STANDARD:VIII.C
NAME OF THE SCHOOL : GOVT .H.S. S PUNALUR STRENGTH:
NAME OF THE SUBJECT ; SOCIAL SCIENCE DURATION:
NAME OF THE UNIT : KUTTANAD THE BACKWATERS AND THE
FIELD OF THE PEOPLE
NAME OF THE LESSON : TREADTIONAL METHOD OF AGRICULTURE ON
KUTTANAD
CURRICULAR STATEMENT: To identifying the importance of kuttanad the
agricultural field of Kerala.
CONTENT ANALYSIS:
[FACTS]
· The cultivation was taking place once in two or three years
· They cultivating seels of paddy like chambavu and karrutha chara
· Water wheels were used for draining water from paddy fields
· The black soil of kuttanad is sutable for the cultivation of paddy
· Janmi kudian system was followed the kuttanad
· Janmi kudian relation was based on cast system
· All the janmis had adiyalar were called onapanikkar
· It was through vempanad lake that the transporting of the trade took
place
TERMS: Velakkadam ,janmi, adiyalar. ,wormbasket
PLACE; kochin alapuzha, kayamkulam
NAME; Sreemoolam tirunal
CONCEPT: Janmi kudiyan system ,onapannikar,

2. LEARNING OUT COME: after learning this topic the student will able to
· Understand the traditional method of agriculture in kuttand
· Can recall kuttanad as agency of kerala
· Analysis the importance of paddy cultivation in this arePRREQUSITES
PRE REQUSITES
The student should gave some previous knowledge about agriculture through
news papers
TEACHNING LEARNING RESOURCE
Picture of paddy field, water wheels. Activity card and usual classroom aid

3. CLASS ROOM INTERACTION PROCEDURE
INTRODUCTION
Teacher enter the class and wish the students and
make afriendly talk with the student.
Are you happy?
How are you?
Do you interact cultivation
To day we used modern technique in cultivation do
you know any traditional method of cultivation?
Ok to mday we are going to study about the traditional
method of cultivation in kuttanad.
DEVELOPMENT
Traditional method of agriculture in kuttanad
The main occupationof people of kuttanad is
agriculture the cultivation was taking place once in to
two or three years.they cultivating seeds nof paddy like
champaru and karuthachara,these seeds take time to
grow and harrest.
Chambavu
karuthachara
Teacher shows the picture of paddy field
Today we are using pumps sets for draining the paddy
field .do you know which technique is used in ancient
times for draining waters
Teachers show the picture of waterwheel and
explaine.prior to the arrival of the present pumpsets
,waterwheels were used for drainig water from paddy
field
WATTER WHEELS[BB]
It is very difficult for farmers for operating water
wheels .they worked on the weal for long hoarse in
order to avouid the monotony of operating the
waterwheel they would sing song
PUPIL RESPONSE
Student wish the teacher
Student wish the teacher
Yes
Yes
Yes ,some other student no response

4. Today we use pesticides to avoid pests but in the earlier
day the cultivation do not use pesticides they used some
technique .one of the important technique used by the
kuttanad people is wormbasket
WORM
BASKET
It means the pests gathered in the sprouted seeds are
beaten with a broom stick and gathered in a basket called
worm basket
Do you know which soil is suitable for paddy
cultivation in kuttanad ?
Yes black soil is sutabile for the cultivation of paddy
fertility of the soil was multiplied by the organise waste
Teacher ask some question like
Name the seed which are cultivated in kuttanad?
Which soil is suitable for paddy cultivation?
After asking there qustio teacher then explained about
janmi kudiyan system?
In kuttanad a strong janmi kudian system was exisisted
.the system was based on caste system.all the janmis
adiyalar and they were known as onapanikar.
The adiyalar or the agriculture labour received paddy
and money in advance and this practice was known as
velakkadom.
Onapannikar
Velakkadom
Can you say any occupation of kudiyans or slaves
Right in addition & agriculture they were foursed to do
some jobs like milking the cows ,collecting the cow dung
bathning the cows etc.can you says which is the biggest
blackwatter in kerala ?
black soil
bla
ck soil
chambavu
Agriculturer
Agriculture cattle rearing ,fishining
Vempanad lake

5. Right it was through vempanad lake the transportation
of trade to kochin allapuza and kayamkulam took
place.these commodities used to be robbed forlong
time.on the basis of peoples complaints his highness
sreemoolam tirunal of travancore prohibited robberies
GROUP ACTIVITY
Teacher divided the student in to two groups and gave
them name. then ask them to discuss the factors that
encouraged farmers to face adverse circumstances for
cultivation .teacher gave activity card to students
Fertile black soil janmikudiyan
Silt deposited fllodal system
Group 1 : the fertile black soil which persuaded farmer
to began paddy cultivation in kuttanad
The sit deposit by the revier
Group 2 : strong janmikudiyan system fourced the
people to encage in agriculture
No oher occupation was possible there as the area is
usually flood in raing season
CONSOLIDATION
With the support of bb work teacher explained the
point discussedbin the class and ask question
Participate in discussion
Students note the point

6. REVIEW QUESTION
1. name the seeds which are cultivated in
kuttanad?
2. what is the use of water weels?
3. who is known as onapannikar?

7. REVIEW QUESTION
1. name the seeds which are cultivated in
kuttanad?
2. what is the use of water weels?
3. who is known as onapannikar?