Celebrate NAIDOC 2020: Always Was, Always Will Be

SBS Learn NAIDOC Week 2020 resource
Source: naidoc.org.au

Year Level

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Relevant Subjects

Contributors

By Kerri Wenitong, Shelley Ware

In Partnership With

16/07/2020 - UPDATED 18/09/2025

This NAIDOC Week teacher resource is structured around the 2020 theme of ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’. Explore key Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander perspectives, peoples, histories and stories in this in-depth guide, featuring;

  • Discussion questions;
  • Ways to facilitate discussions of January 26, Australian history and many other topics;
  • Practical activities;
  • Plentiful resource links and suggestions;
  • Clips for classroom viewing;
  • Quality, robust structures for exploring Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander perspectives year round.

Download PDF booklet:
SBS Learn NAIDOC Week Teacher Resource (PDF)

SBS Learn was Official Education Partner for NAIDOC Week (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).

Caution: SBS Learn would like to advise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples that this resource may contain images, audio visual materials and/or the names of people who have died.

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Australian Curriculum

Cross-curriculum Priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Sustainability
General Capabilities
Critical and Creative Thinking
Ethical Understanding
Information and Communication Technology Capability
Intercultural Understanding
Literacy
Numeracy
Personal and Social Capability
Australian Curriculum Links
Foundation:
Science: ACSSU004
The Arts (Visual Arts): ACAVAM016, ACAVAR109
Year 1:
Health and Physical Education: ACPPS024
The Arts (Media Arts): ACAMAM054, ACAMAR057
The Arts (Visual Arts): ACAVAM106, ACAVAM108
Year 2:
Health and Physical Education: ACPPS024
The Arts (Media Arts): ACAMAM054, ACAMAR057
The Arts (Visual Arts): ACAVAM106, ACAVAM108
Year 3:
Health and Physical Education: ACPPS037, ACPPS042
Mathematics: ACMMG065
Science: ACSHE050, ACSHE051
The Arts (Media Arts): ACAMAM058, ACAMAR061
Year 4:
Health and Physical Education: ACPPS037, ACPPS042
Mathematics: ACMMG090, ACMMG091
Science: ACSSU075, ACSHE061
The Arts (Media Arts): ACAMAM058, ACAMAR061
Year 5:
Health and Physical Education: ACPPS051, ACPPS057
The Arts (Media Arts): ACAMAM062, ACAMAM063, ACAMAM065
The Arts (Visual Arts): ACAVAM114
Year 6:
Health and Physical Education: ACPPS051, ACPPS057
The Arts (Media Arts): ACAMAM062, ACAMAM063, ACAMAM065
The Arts (Visual Arts): ACAVAM114
Year 7:
Civics and Citizenship: ACHCK053
Health and Physical Education: ACPPS078, ACPPS079
History: ACDSEH148
The Arts (Dance): ACADAR018, ACADAR019
The Arts (Media Arts): ACAMAR072
The Arts (Music): ACAMUR097, ACAMUR098
The Arts (Visual Arts): ACAVAM118, ACAVAR123, ACAVAR124
Year 8:
Civics and Citizenship: ACHCK066
Health and Physical Education: ACPPS078, ACPPS079
Science: ACSHE226, ACSHE136
The Arts (Dance): ACADAR018, ACADAR019
The Arts (Media Arts): ACAMAR072
The Arts (Music): ACAMUR097, ACAMUR098
The Arts (Visual Arts): ACAVAM118, ACAVAR123, ACAVAR124
Year 9:
Civics and Citizenship: ACHCK079, ACHCK080
Health and Physical Education: ACPPS089, ACPPS097, ACPPS098
History: ACDSEH020
Year 10:
Civics and Citizenship: ACHCK093, ACHCK094
Health and Physical Education: ACPPS089, ACPPS097, ACPPS098