This is a traditional story, an "educational story" that was told to teach children values and behaviours.

Lesson plan: fourth class 

The class is working about food: Italian and English food. They discuss in Italian about an English school menu and an Italian one. Then they use he “ I like…and I don’t like” structures to have conversations about English menu.

1
In a village there is a man. He's very poor and hungry

First Lesson

The students repeat the vocabulary using flash cards  and memory games

Use of it’s a… it isn’t a…

2
He knocks at the doors and asks for some food but receives nothing

Second lesson

Before telling the story the teacher writes some words on the blackboard to help students in comprehension

Then the teacher prepares the “ scene” : all students sit in a circle and in the middle there are a pot and all the  vegetables she’s going to use to “prepare” the soup

After  that the teacher sits near the students and begins telling the story using only the present tense.

The story is very different from the original the teacher adapted it according to her Project

Students help the teacher giving her the vegetables and other things she needs so they have to remember the words.

3
One day he goes in the square and lights a fire and says : " I prepare a soup with my magic stone"

Third lesson

The students in their mother tongue discuss about the story then they try to remember the order of the story and decide to draw pictures about the main parts of the story and write simple sentences.

4
Everyone is curious

Fourth lesson

They first do the work all together and the teacher  writes the sentences on the blackboard then they draw and write on their exercise-book.

5
He says :" I need a pot and a wooden spoon "

Fifth lesson

All the students read the story then they try to remember looking at the pictures .   

6
He puts the stone in the pot with some water

7
Then he tastes and says :" Very good!...but with some salt and

8
He asks and everyone gives something: onion, garlic, pepper, tomato. Potato, courgette, cabbage, beans, lenders and some oil and cheese

9
The soupe is ready and they eat all together… THE MAGIC STONE SOUP!!!