A picture book study with a focus on reading, spelling, vocabulary, humanities (environment and history) and with an extra reader's theatre/drama lesson on page two. Using the beautifully illustrated picture book story, "Unforeseen Circumstances" by Anne Ryan, this lesson is aimed at Grades 3-5, but could be used for other grades in multi-age classes. Page one is a vocabulary lesson, focussing on the term "unforeseen circumstances" and incorporating real-life examples such as schools closing in