Types of homes near me
Geography · Early Years · The School
Different shapes of home
A HOUSE usually stands on its own, with a garden. A FLAT is one home stacked inside a bigger building, with other homes above and below it. A BUNGALOW is a house with everything on one floor, no upstairs at all. Look at pictures of each. Can you spot which is which?
Why homes differ
A busy city has less space, so more people live in flats, stacked to save room. A village has more space, so houses can spread out with gardens. Neither kind of home is better. Each one fits the space where it was built.
A walk down a real street
Walk down your own street with a grown-up. Count the different shapes of home. Are most of them houses? Are there any flats? Is there a bungalow? Look at the doors, the windows and the roofs. No two homes look exactly alike, even on the same street.
Look at five photographs of homes. The first is tall with three floors of separate front doors — a block of flats. The second has a garden and stairs inside — a house. The third has no stairs at all, everything on one level — a bungalow. The fourth is joined onto its neighbour on both sides — a terraced house. The fifth stands completely alone with space all around it — a detached house. Five homes, five different shapes, all doing the same job: keeping a family safe and warm.