NAIDOC Week Education Resources for Schools

Bring First Nations voices into your classroom

This year’s theme is Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud. Fire is a symbol of connection to Country, each other and the rich tapestry of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and traditions. The theme honours the enduring strength of First Nations cultures and ignites ongoing commitment to preserving, sharing, celebrating and learning about the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.

NAIDOC Week is celebrated by people from all walks of life, Indigenous and non‑Indigenous. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support and amplify the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

New this NAIDOC Week

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Standing Strong on Country

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Earth and Space
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Business and Economics
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Disaster resilience
  • Land Management
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
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Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on First Nations Australians

  • Secondary
  • Year 10
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Social
  • Physical Health
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Fire, Floodplains and First Nations Peoples

  • Secondary
  • Year 10
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Disaster resilience
  • Land Management
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Lesson
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Climate Insights from the World's Oldest Culture

  • Secondary
  • Year 10
  • Science
  • Earth and Space
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Disaster resilience
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education

Professional learning for teachers of all levels

  • Professional learning
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Beginning to Include First Nations Peoples' Perspectives in Your Classroom (45 Minutes)

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Professional learning
  • Cool+
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How To Do an Acknowledgement of Country (45 Minutes)

  • Early Learning
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Parents
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Leadership
  • Professional learning
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Teach Indigenous Land Management Using Fire

  • Secondary
  • Year 8 - 10
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Environmental
  • Land Management
  • Sustainability
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Professional learning
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Teach Caring for Country Using Fire

  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 5
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • History
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Environmental
  • Land Management
  • Sustainability
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education

Caring for Country (Early Learning)

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Caring for Country - Introductory Lessons and Themed Activities for Children

  • Early Learning
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Environmental
  • Land Management
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
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Caring for Country Learn@Home

  • Early Learning
  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 2
  • English
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • The Arts
  • Environmental
  • Land Management
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Activity
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Caring for Country: The Flags of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

  • Early Learning
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Activity
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Caring for Country: What is Connection to Country?

  • Early Learning
  • Parents
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social and Emotional Learning

Popular resources

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First Nations Science

  • Secondary
  • Year 10
  • Science
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Earth and Space
  • Human Endeavour
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
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Cool Burning - Traditional Land Management

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • English
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • History
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
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Caring for Country Learn@Home

  • Early Learning
  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 2
  • English
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • The Arts
  • Environmental
  • Land Management
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
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The Last Daughter

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • English
  • Learning through film
  • Text Analysis
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social Action
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In My Blood It Runs - Exploring Identity and Perspectives

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • English
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social Action
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Standing Strong on Country

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Earth and Space
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Business and Economics
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Disaster resilience
  • Land Management
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Lesson
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Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on First Nations Australians

  • Secondary
  • Year 10
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Social
  • Physical Health
  • Lesson
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Fire, Floodplains and First Nations Peoples

  • Secondary
  • Year 10
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Disaster resilience
  • Land Management
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education

Cool Burning

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Cool Burning - Traditional Land Management

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • English
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • History
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
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What's So Cool About Cool Burning?

  • Primary
  • Year 5
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Outdoor Learning

PowerPoint and Google Slides

  • Presentation
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Creating a Meaningful Acknowledgement of Country

  • Primary
  • Year 4
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • History
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Presentation
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Kinship and Moiety for First Nations Peoples

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Presentation
  • Cool+
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Continuing First Nations Culture

  • Primary
  • Year 2
  • Science
  • Chemistry
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Presentation
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Saving Australia’s Indigenous Languages

  • Secondary
  • Year 8
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Languages
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Presentation
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The Bush Apothecary

  • Secondary
  • Year 7
  • Science
  • Earth and Space
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Land Management
  • Sustainability
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Presentation
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First Nations Kinship Systems

  • Secondary
  • Year 7
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Presentation
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Evolution of First Nations Culture

  • Primary
  • Year 4
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • History
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Presentation
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How Can We Protect First Nations Australians’ Media, Art Works and Practices?

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • The Arts
  • Media Arts
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education

The Final Quarter

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The Final Quarter - Watching The Film

  • Secondary
  • Year 5 - 12
  • English
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Business and Economics
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Physical Education
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social Action
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The Final Quarter - Racism & Responsibility

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • English
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Physical Education
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social Action
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The Final Quarter - Racism, Rights And Reconciliation

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • English
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • History
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Physical Education
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social Action
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The Final Quarter - Building Respect

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Year 5 - 12
  • English
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Physical Education
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social Action

The Last Daughter

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The Last Daughter

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • English
  • Learning through film
  • Text Analysis
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Social
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social Action

A Brave New Clan

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Who We Are: Brave New Clan - Country/Place

  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 6
  • English
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • History
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • The Arts
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social Action
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Who We Are: Brave New Clan - People

  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 6
  • English
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • History
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • The Arts
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social Action
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Who We Are: Brave New Clan - Teaching Cultural Awareness

  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 6
  • English
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • History
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • The Arts
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social Action