Yes, we all should be resting and relaxing right now, but I'm one of those weird people who finds writing lesson plans and units invigorating and even entertaining! So this year I purchased a lovely plan book that I saw on Pinterest. Unfortunately, it is so beautiful I am afraid to write in it. Yes, that's my name on the front with my beautiful sunflowers and one of my favorite quotes! I also ordered two tablets with my name on them because I need them!!! I am always writing notes to other teachers etc t, so it is nice to have some personal stationery. The planner also came with these awesome fine-point markers for planning in color. I also plan using planbook.com, which is an awesome on-line platform that students, parents and whoever can log into and view a teacher's lesson plans. You have to check it out yourself to see how state-of-the-art it is. You can organize your classes by color, time, just about anything. You can add images, links, resources, documents. For the standards crazy people, you can even add those that coordinate with your lessons. Editing the lessons is easy and can be easily bumped to the next day or week. You can plan daily or long term, all this for just for $12.99 a year.
Here's the thing, being an oldster, I still need to write things down in a plan book. So I end up using both the online platform and the written version.
The important thing is...a teacher has to plan. You must know what you are going to do from minute to minute with middle school kids. If you think you can walk in and teach from a text book or by the seat of your pants, you are so wrong, those kids will eat you for Breakfast in the Classroom, believe me, you won't make it to lunch. More importantly, the students will have lost significant, irretrievable learning time. 
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