ABC Spoons-With store reward coupons, I bought some plastic spoons when I didn't have anything else I wanted to buy and the coupons were going to expire. On the white spoons at the top, I used a black sharpie to put the alphabet letters in capitals. On the clear spoons near the bottom, I used a blue sharpie to put them in lower case. It looked like an awesome activity to have kids match up the upper and lower case letters. (I know I would have liked this activity when I substituted as a paraeducator in a kindergarten classroom earlier this year).
Hue Pins- Again, store rewards expiring and these clothespins on
clearance, I snatched them up and glued strips of these paint chip
samples that I got for free while redeeming a coupon for a free 8oz of
paint at Lowe's. This can be more advanced for kids than just
recognizing blue from red, but the different shades/hues from
eachother! 
