LESSON 5

LESSON 5 : TYPES OF ITINERANT TRADERS

Objectives of the lesson
1. The pupil understands the classification of retail trade.
2. The pupil acquires knowledge about itinerant traders
3. The pupil analyses different types of itinerant traders
4. The pupil differentiate different types of itinerant traders
5. The pupil evaluates synthesis the knowledge about the itinerant traders.

Phases

Anticipatory set or Introduction

The teacher present the lesson itinerant traders with the Help of visuals.  The students try to learn the lesson using The visuals and examples.

Input / Procedure

Teacher presents the lesson in different steps
1. The lesson is prepared with the help of visuals and Examples
2. Small questions are given for checking understanding.
3. Answers for the questions is given
4. Independent practice is given with the closure of the Lesson
5. Correct answers of the question in the independent Practice is given

Modeling

Itinerant traders are found in all cities towns as well as Villages.  The most common type of such traders is; Now we can see different types of itinerant traders

Hawkers and peddlers
Hawkers are traders who carry their products on wheeled carts or bicycles, whereas peddlers carry their products on their back or head or baskets or shoulder bags.  They move from door to door in residential areas and call out the names of articles they are usually they deal in vegetables, fruits ice creams magazines newspapers etc.

Hawkers (picture):

Pedler (picture):

Market traders
These traders sell their activities on fixed days in different market places.  They come with periodicity.  They include those traders who set up stalls at meals or fairs and exhibitions.

Street traders
These traders generally arrange their wares at busy street. Corners or pavement of busy street of big cities or nearer railways stations, cinema hall, commercial areas etc.  These retailers generally deal in low period product of common use like readymade garments, hand kerchiefs, towels, stationary, magazines, newspapers etc.

Cheap Jacks
These types of traders do not stick to a particular place of business.  They, usually hire small shops centrally located in residential areas.  Depending upon the scope for sales, they keep on shifting from one locality to another.  But change of place is not as frequent as in the case of hawkers, peddlers or market traders.  They also deal in cheap consumer items like fruits, vegetables, readymade garments etc.

Cheap Jacks (picture):

Check for Understanding    
1. -------------- Traders sell their articles on fixed days in different market place.
2. ---------------- Carry their goods on wheeled carts  
3.Street traders generally arrange their goods wares at -----
4. ---------- hire small shops, centrally located in residential areas.

Guided practice
Answers

Independent practice And closure of the lesson 

Answer the following questions by yourself. If you want to check whether it is correct or wrong, you can go to another file and see whether your answer are correct

1. What is a cheap jack?
2. Write a note on hawkers and peddlers?
3. Explain different types of itinerant traders?

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