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Do your elementary students know who revolutionized the American steel industry? In this wild and crazy game show, kid contestants compete to answer questions from our PragerU Kids biographical magazine on Charles Schwab—a frugal, mild-mannered man who developed new technology and changed the steel industry for the better. Your kids can read the magazine and guess along at home (mess optional)!

This wild and messy game show based on PragerU Kids biographical book on Andrew Mellon will teach your elementary kids about the benefits of lower taxes and an efficient government. Your children can play along at home while learning about this successful banker and businessman who contributed greatly to America’s prosperity during the 1920s (mess optional!).

Teach elementary students what it means for a Supreme Court justice to be an “originalist” when it comes to the U.S. Constitution. Your kids will learn this and more in our fun and messy game show based on PragerU Kids biographical magazine about Amy Coney Barrett, the fifth woman to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Do your elementary students know that Israel elected its first woman prime minister in 1969? In this wild and crazy game show, kid contestants compete to answer questions from our PragerU Kids biographical magazine on Golda Meir, a woman of valor who overcame poverty and prejudice, and dedicated her life to building a nation for her people. Your kids can read the magazine and guess along at home (mess optional)!

Through hard work and ingenuity, and by offering lower prices and better service than his competitors, Cornelius Vanderbilt built a huge steamboat and railroad business, making it easier for Americans to travel. Your elementary students will love this wild and crazy game show where kid contestants compete to answer questions from PragerU’s biographical magazine about one of the most important builders of the 19th century.

Values like hard work and charity are covered in this wild and crazy game show based on PragerU Kids biographical magazine about Andrew Carnegie. Your elementary students will laugh and learn as they watch kids compete to answer questions about a poor immigrant who worked hard in the railroad and steel industries, eventually became the richest man in America, and gave away nearly all his wealth to fund libraries, schools, churches, and other organizations to benefit mankind.

Are your children being taught about America's Founding Fathers in their elementary school? In this wild and fun game show, kid contestants compete to answer questions about the 5th President of the United States and the last Founding Father to hold that office: James Monroe. Your kids can read our PragerU Kids book on James Monroe and guess along at home (mess optional)!

During his one term as U.S. President, George H.W. Bush led the country through significant events, including the fall of the Soviet Union and the Persian Gulf War. Despite his popularity, he lost to Bill Clinton when he ran for re-election in 1992, mostly due to a slowing economy. Even so, he is often remembered as a man of character and wisdom. In this wild and fun game show (based on PragerU Kids books), our contestants are quizzed on George H.W. Bush's life and service as America's 41st commander in chief.

In this wild & fun game show (based on a PragerU Kids U.S. Presidents book), our contestants are quizzed on President Harry S. Truman’s life & the difficult decisions he faced. Who will guess correctly, and who will get a pie in the face? Watch!

Condoleezza Rice worked hard at everything she chose to do, from figure skating and piano, to learning how to speak French and Russian. She was the first black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State, where she stood up for transformational diplomacy and encouraged other nations to adopt freedom and democracy. In this wild and fun game show (based on PragerU Kids books), our contestants are quizzed on Condoleezza Rice’s life and accomplishments.

Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, making her an instant celebrity and inspiration to women across the country. But Justice O’Connor insisted, “My power on the Court depends on the strength of my arguments, not on my gender.” In this wild and crazy game show, our contestants are quizzed on what they learned from this edition of PragerU Kids “Women of Valor” book series.

When James Polk was president, a young congressman by the name of Abraham Lincoln attacked him for starting the Mexican-American War. Under Polk’s leadership, the United States acquired half a million square miles of land, which today includes all of Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. In this wild and fun game show (based on PragerU Kids books), our contestants are quizzed on how President Polk transformed America into a major world power.

In this lively game show (based on PragerU Kids digital books), our kid contestants test their knowledge and learn about America’s first “common man,” president Andrew Jackson. Who will guess right, and who will get a pie in the face? Watch!

How did “Silent Cal” Calvin Coolidge, America’s 30th president during the Roaring Twenties, become one of the country's most popular leaders? This lively game show (based on PragerU Kids biographical book on President Coolidge) will teach your elementary students how this quiet and reserved leader helped America achieve low unemployment, low taxes, higher wages, new technology, and a shrinking federal budget.

In this wild & fun game show (based on PragerU Kids digital books), our contestants are quizzed about author & philosopher Ayn Rand. Who will guess right, and who will get a pie in the face? Watch!

In this lively game show (based on PragerU Kids digital books), our kid contestants test their knowledge and learn about “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister. Who will guess right, and who will get a pie in the face? Watch!

In this lively game show (based on PragerU Kids biographical books for elementary students), our kid contestants test their knowledge and learn about Abigail Adams, the second First Lady of the United States. Who will guess correctly, and who will get a pie in the face? Watch!