Coffee Can Banks

• Framework: IPC
• Unit: Money, Shops & Jobs
• Learning area: Visual Arts

Objectives

• Create functional art (piggy banks)
• Develop fine motor skills through decorating
• Connect art to saving money concepts

Materials

• Clean coffee cans with plastic lids
• Tissue paper or paper mache materials
• Stickers and pom-poms
• Glue and googly eyes
• Play coins

Assessment

Teacher observation of fine motor skills, following directions, and connection between art and savings concepts.

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