Israeli Election v. American Girl Doll

There are two possible topics for tonight: the Israeli election results or an American Girl Doll article I could not resist and which my daughter absolutely adored. The choice is yours.

Israeli election article: click here

Discussion Outline:

• Yesterday was Election Day in Israel. What do you remember about Election Day in America? 
• Prime Minister Netanyahu won by a slim margin. It means he has to come to agreement with other parties in order to form a coalition government. (Explain Israeli political system.)
• To form a coalition, it means Netanyahu will have to compromise on certain things he wanted to do as prime minister. Can you think of a time you had to compromise in order to accomplish something? 

OR (admittedly my preference)

American Girl Doll article: click here

Discussion Outline:

• I literally read the article out loud to my daughter. She understood it. 
• Questions: 
• Why does the librarian loan out Kirsten? How come some parents don't buy it for their daughters? (Answer: expense; values)
• She is loaned out in an unusual way. How? What does "honor code" mean? 
• What idea did Flora have for raising money to fix Kirsten? 
• Do you think your library should do this? If yes, how can you go about making this happen? What valuable toy/doll would you want the library to loan out out?