INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN

PRESENTED BY

NAME : SOUMYA R

OPTION : SOCIAL SCIENCE

TOURISM IN KUTTANAD

NAME OF THE TEACHER : SOUMYA .R STD:VIII

NAME OF THE SCHOOL : SNSM HSS ELAMPALLOR DIV :F

NAME OF THE SUBJECT : SOCIAL SCIENCE DATE:

NAME OF THE UNIT : KUTTANAD BACK WATERS AND LIFE OF THE PEOPLE 1/8/2014

NAME OF THE TOPIC : TOURISM IN KUTTANAD

LEARNING OUT COMES 1. The pupil will be able to understand about the beauty of kuttanad.

2. The pupil will be able to recognize what are the reasons why

Kuttanad become the tourist centre of kerala.

3. The pupil will be able to analyse why Alappuzha is known as

The Venice of the East

ISSUE DOMAIN. The lack of knowledge about the importance of kuttanad’s

Back waters in Kerala’s tourism history.

Content analysis

Facts 1. Alappuzha like Venice is full of canals and backwaters and is

Known as Venice of the East.

2. like mountain valleys and seashores kuttanad backwaters also

Attracts tourists

3. Kettuvallam made for tourists are the main attraction

Concept Alappuzha like venice is full of canals and back waters and is

Known as Venice of the East.

Pre requsites pupil have an idea about foreign tourism and foreign tourists.

Learning materials laptop, OHP.

CLASS ROOM INTERACTION PROCEDURE

RESPONSE

INTRODUCTION Teacher enters the class room and interacts friendly with the pupil then she play a song ‘kuttanadan punjayile kochu penne kuyilale

kottuvenam kuzhalvenam kurava venam’ by using her laptop. Later she asks the pupil the following question Can you say which place portrayed in this song? Later she enters into the topic Activity 1 Teacher shows a picture of kuttanad through OHP. Later she

explains that alappuzha like Venice like full of canals and back

waters so kuttanad is known as Venice of the East and

consolidates.

ACTIVITY 2

Teacher shows the pictures of Mountain valleys and seashores

Pupil hearing Kuttanad Pupil watches curiously. Pupil listens carefully.

Pupil watches

through the OHP. Later explains that it attracts the tourists and

consolidates the activity.

Activity 3

Teacher shows a video of kuttanad through OHP. It contains

travel through back waters by house boats. Then teacher

consolidates the activity that house boats are the major

attractions in kuttanad .

Pupil watches enthusiastically.

FORMATIVE EVALUATION PROCEDURE

REVIEW

1. Which district is known as Venice of the East?

2. Why Alappuzha is known as Venice of the East?

3. Which is the major attraction in kuttanad?

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY

Collect pictures of kuttanadan tourism?