Colors & a new game plan

This past week we talked about colors.  I also tried a different format style for organizing my lessons.  I am shocked to admit that our days fill up rather quickly with other stuff.  House work, outside play, library/park district classes & just hanging out...I needed a new outlook that would help me to get things accomplished during the week & not feel like everyday has to be hours of "schooling:  I am having a hard time transition from classroom teacher of many to mom teacher of one! I'm used to 3 ideas/projects filling hours!  Those same 3 projects may only take my son 10 minutes to complete...leaving me feeling like a failure for not filling the time with more stuff...but i know this is silly!!!
so new game plan:
break each day into a subject.  i hate prep- so at least if we are going to paint- it makes sense to put it all on one day (& only one day)
The items in the "I'm Bored" list won't change for a while.  For some reason, when boredom strikes my mind goes completely blank.
 Highlights from the week:
Field Trip- aquarium store- to observe & look at colorful fish & aquatic life
Mouse Paint by Ellen Walsh- one of my favorite books!!! The white mice step into primary colors & learn how to color mix.  We read this book outloud & recreate the mice with our fingers & tempera paint!! I used to love doing this activity for my 2 year olds!
Color Mixing rainbow water-Classic Favorite!
We also used small interlocking hearts from oriental trading to practice patterns and number correspondence.

Reading (Monday)	Prep needed (yes/no)	Prep completed/project in binder
Theme: Colors	Books in bin

Math (Tuesday)	Prep needed (yes/no)	Prep completed/project in binder
Using Mouse Paint book Demonstrate Color mixing	Yes, paints & paper
Workbook pages	Find & tear out
Color water experiment	Cups & food color

Language/Writing (Wednesday)	Prep needed (yes/no)	Prep completed/project in binder
Journal Prompt	No (notebook in bin)
Writing the names of colors with crayons (red with red)	No
Crayon Resistances w/ Names	White crayons, paper, liquid water colors

Extras  (Friday/Any day)	Prep needed (yes/no)	Prep completed/project in binder
Cooking	Jello	Stringing fruit loop necklaces
Science	Magic Milk	Coloring Celery
Field Trip	Possibly to aquarium fish store

I’m Bored…	Finger painting
Make sensory water beads	Marble Painting
Sort play food (by different categories or types)	Puzzles/Legos/Winomo