All animals need SHELTER

Shelter keeps us warm and safe.

Animals live in many different kinds of shelters.

Beavers live in lodges.

Birds build nests.

Foxes live in dens.

Humans live in houses.

We build many different kinds of houses.

What kind of house do you live in?

Cabin

Apartment

Hanok

House

Houses keep us safe from the rain, wind and snow.

They have running water and heat to keep us warm.

If we lived outside, we would have to build fires, search for water and we wouldn’t be safe from animals or bugs!

There are different kinds of houses in Korea.

We will look at four different kinds of homes:

Hanok

Choga Jip

Apartment

House

This is a Hanok. It is a traditional Korean home. Some Koreans used to live in Hanok, and some people still do.

This is a Choga Jip. It is also a traditional Korean home. Some Koreans used to live in Choga Jip, and some people, in the countryside, still do.

This is a modern apartment building. Many people in cities live in apartments because there is not a lot of space.

Lots of families live together in buildings like these.

This is a house. In the countryside, people live in houses because there is lots of space. Usually, only one family lives in a house.