Class Instruction

I usually plan once a week, during the weekend. I plan in my house, actually in my kitchen. I feel more comfortable doing it that way that planning in my classroom. Even, when I need to grade paper, I rather take them home so I can grade them there.
I actually try to incorporate different materials for each day. I use technology as much as I can; for example, laptops, elmo, LCD projector, etc. I utilize a lot of visuals, such as posters, video, brainpop, hands on, etc because I work with mostly ELL students.
During the summer, we (teachers) created our own pacing guide, so that is what I use to guide me on what I need to teach. Also, I look up at the standards that are most tested in the OAA of previous years and it helps me to see what I need to teach most in depth.
I use different methods and strategies to reach my students. I need to differentiate at least with 2 or 3 students in each of my classrooms. I try to mix strategies, and incorporate as much activities that I can so students can get the sense of what they are learning.
For example, 6th grade is learning about different type of triangles by sides and angles. So, we did a lot of problems related to it, and each day I incorporate a different activity that goes with those problems. Tomorrow, for example, students will be creating a comic book  where the comics need to be the triangles. We will see how this activity comes out...I will tell you next week!!!