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.

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Cornelius Vanderbilt

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was a courageous and inspiring leader for the American people. Not only was he the 26th president, but he was also a war hero, cowboy, hunter, and author! Your elementary students will learn about President Roosevelt's adventurous life and bold decisions that expanded U.S. power in this game show based on a PragerU Kids biographical magazine.

Theodore Roosevelt

William McKinley was America's 25th president and led the nation to victory during the Spanish-American War, establishing the United States as a world power. Your elementary students will learn more about President McKinley's life and leadership in this fun and messy game show based on a PragerU Kids biographical magazine.

William McKinley

Kerri Strug was an American Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics and helped her team secure victory in 1996 despite an ankle injury. Your elementary students will learn the importance of perseverance and never giving up in this game show based on a PragerU Kids biographical magazine.

Kerri Strug

Benjamin Harrison is known for being the only grandson of a president to also be president. But what else do your children know about our 23rd president? In this fun and messy game show, your elementary students will learn about how Harrison strengthened the economy and the Navy during his presidency.

Benjamin Harrison

After the Civil War, corruption was a big problem in government. Many politicians appointed their friends to powerful positions, but Chester A. Arthur, the 21st President of the United States, took a stand against the practice and even passed a law ensuring federal workers were hired based on merit. Your elementary students will learn about integrity and standing up for what’s right in this fun and messy game show based on PragerU Kids biographical magazine on President Arthur.

Chester A. Arthur

American's 20th president, James A. Garfield, fought for the equal rights of black Americans and believed their right to citizenship was "the most important political change we have known since the adoption of the Constitution." Your elementary students will learn about the enduring legacy of President Garfield in this messy game show based on a PragerU Kids biographical magazine.

James A. Garfield

The 1876 election remains the most disputed presidential outcome in American history. Your elementary students will learn about the man who narrowly won and became the 19th President of the United States in this hilarious game show based on PragerU Kids biographical magazine about Rutherford B. Hayes.

Rutherford B. Hayes

America's 18th President Ulysses S. Grant was a Civil War general who led the Union to victory. Elementary kids learn about President Grant’s determination to rebuild the nation and protect newly freed slaves in this hilarious and messy game show based on a PragerU Kids biographical magazine.

Ulysses S. Grant

Kid contestants learn about the Reconstruction era after the Civil War and the first president in U.S. history to be impeached in this wild and messy game show based on PragerU Kids biographical magazine for elementary students about Andrew Johnson, America’s 17th president.

Andrew Johnson

George P. Mitchell was an American businessman, an engineer, and the father of fracking. Your elementary students will learn about his revolutionary method of drilling that helped our nation pursue energy independence and a cleaner environment in this wild and crazy game show based on PragerU Kids biographical magazine. Your kids can read and guess along at home (mess optional)!

George P. Mitchell

Abraham Lincoln kept the Union together during the Civil War and ended slavery, providing the leadership America needed during tense and uncertain times. Your elementary students will learn about our nation's 16th president in this fun and messy game show based on a PragerU Kids biographical magazine.

Abraham Lincoln

Kid contestants are quizzed on James Buchanan, America’s 15th president, who took office when the country was about to explode over the issue of slavery. Through challenging questions and hilarious messes, elementary students will learn about President Buchanan’s career as a politician and diplomat, and how his action (and inaction) led to the Civil War.

James Buchanan

Teach elementary kids about important historical events that led to the Civil War in a way that is fun and engaging with this lively game show based on PragerU Kids biographical magazine about Franklin Pierce, America’s 14th president.

Franklin Pierce

Elementary kids will learn about the accomplishments and failings of America’s 13th president—from signing the Compromise of 1850 (which helped delay the Civil War but failed to resolve the contentious issue of slavery) to opening trade with Japan—in this wild and crazy game show based on PragerU Kids biographical magazine on Millard Fillmore.

Millard Fillmore

Do your kids know how John Tyler became the 10th President of the United States without ever being elected? With this fun and messy game show based on PragerU Kids biographical magazine on John Tyler, your elementary students will learn about the man who granted Texas its statehood in 1845 after setting a major precedent by assuming the presidency following the death of his predecessor.

John Tyler

Teach elementary kids about Martin Van Buren, the 8th President of the United States, with this game show based on PragerU Kids biographical magazine. Kid contestants try to avoid getting gross and messy by correctly answering questions about the man who helped create the political party system we still use in America today.

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