Teach With Excellence is the hallmark of this elementary level lesson plan series for teaching Thanksgiving history. Developed using scholastic standards and proper lesson plan format, this series of 16 lessons covers push-pull factors, the Compact, slaving practices, the 1616-1619 New England plague, pirates, English culture, Wampanoag culture, American Indian issues as they relate to the holiday, living history, and, of course, the actual feast. Foster a love for history learning, grades 2-6. For use with The American Patriot's Treasury of Thanksgiving Dinner Ideas, Second Edition (required), and Reproducible Thanksgiving History Coloring Pages (required).