MrsReaderPants

Welcome to MrsReaderPants! I am a MLS-certified school librarian with 18 total years in education, both in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and in Suzhou and Shanghai, China. My resources reflect a wide variety of US and global experiences in PreK-12 libraries. I design eye-catching presentations that are editable and accessible multiple formats. Most of my resources are aligned to TEKS (Texas), CCSS, and AASL standards and include an editable lesson plan. My experience is widely varied across grade levels, but it is all in Texas and China: --total of 18 years as a classroom teacher and as a school librarian --Texas Certified Educator (EC-4 Generalist and Secondary English) --Texas Certified School Librarian, MLS (K-12) --Texas classroom teacher, 7th Grade English, 2001-2004, PreAP and on-level --Texas elementary school librarian, Grades PreS-5, 2004-2009 --Texas middle school librarian, Grades 6-8, 2009-2014 --International school librarian, Cambridge/IGCSE and IB-accredited British international school in Suzhou, China, 2014-2017 --International school librarian, WASC and IB-accredited international school in Shanghai, China, 2017-2019 --Head Librarian over primary and secondary libraries (PreS-12) in both schools in China from 2014-2019 --Homeschooled my own two boys from 2019-present. We use a wide variety of self-created materials, online courses, community activities, and international travel to ensure our boys are well-rounded citizens of the world.

Visual - This is how I learn! All my resources include lots of images. Most of my resources include presentations, which have photos and/or age-appropriate clipart on every slide. My own child is dyslexic, so I always pay close attention to white space, line spacing, minimizing the amount of text on a page, font styles, and easy-to-see visual design principals. Active - The library is a busy place! My libraries have had plenty of board games, puzzles, and maker activities available for students. This is at all grade levels, not just elementary. I have also sponsored lots of clubs, including Makerspace Club, Battle of the Books, Crochet Club, "Bookish" Book Club for Grades 10-12, middle school Lunch Bunch book club, and the secondary theatre production of "Hairspray." Global - I have lived outside the USA with my family since 2014. One thing I've found interesting is the overwhelming amount of "America-centric" teaching resources and literature for students. I am American and still create largely for a US audience. But I also add international cultures (holidays, foods, landmarks, languages, and customs) to my resources wherever possible. I've lived in both China and Mexico, so you will especially see lots of east Asian and Latin American influence in my resources. Personalized - Helping students find books they will love is my FAVORITE thing to do in the library! Former students who I taught years ago still reach out to me on Facebook or via email to get new book recommendations.

BA in English with a minor in Writing - University of Texas Arlington - 2000 MLS (Master of Library Science) - University of North Texas - 2007 Certified School Librarian - 2007-present - Texas - all grade levels Certified Elementary Classroom Teacher - EC-4 Generalist Teacher Certification - 2004-present - Texas Certified Secondary English Teacher - 2001-present - Texas - Grades 6-12

We are a family of four (plus two dogs!) from the DFW area of Texas. My husband and I are both certified teachers who taught in Texas and at international schools in China. My TPT resources are mainly for school librarians at a variety of grade levels (my library experience is PreK-12). Since 2019, we have homeschooled our two teen boys. I am especially proud of the world geography resources I created for homeschool. My boys loved them so much that they encouraged me to sell them on TPT. So in July 2024, I opened a second TPT store just for my geography resources. That store is Geography Lessons by MrsReaderPants. If you have a question or just want to say hello, you can find me at the social media links above, or you can email me at leigh@readerpants.net.