Celebrate NAIDOC 2024: Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud

SBS Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud artwork by Jeremy Worrall
NAIDOC Artwork 'Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud' by Jeremy Worrall (Wright). Source: NITV

This NAIDOC Week 2024 teacher resource explores this year’s NAIDOC Week theme Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud. Celebrate key Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, perspectives, histories and stories in this in-depth guide.

In this resource you will find:

  • Key questions to prompt meaningful discussions;
  • Targeted reading lists appropriate to year level with suggested activities;
  • Selected videos accompanied by activities;
  • Individual, pair and collaborative activities for the classroom;
  • Further resources and suggested links; and
  • Extension activities.

SBS is thrilled to partner with educator and proud Yankunyjatjara, Kokatha and Wirangu woman, Shelley Ware again in 2024. This is the sixth National NAIDOC Week education resource Shelley has authored for SBS. We extend our gratitude and thanks to Shelley for her ongoing contributions.

To view our NAIDOC resource collection over the years, click here.

Join SBS and NITV in celebrating 2024 National NAIDOC Week and  this year’s theme Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud. Stream the full collection of NAIDOC Week programming, available now on SBS On Demand.

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Australian Curriculum

Cross Curriculum Priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Sustainability

General Capabilities
Literacy
Numeracy
Information and Communication Technology Capability
Critical and Creative Thinking
Personal and Social Capability
Ethical Understanding and Intercultural Understanding

Foundation
English: AC9EFLE01AC9EFLE02AC9EFLA03AC9EFLE04AC9EFLY05
HASS: AC9HSFK01, AC9HSFK02AC9HSFK04AC9HSFK03
HPE: AC9HPFP01

Science: AC9SFU01, AC9SFH01, AC9SFI05

The Arts: (VISUAL ARTS) AC9AVAFC01AC9AVAFP01, (MEDIA ARTS) AC9AMAFE01AC9AMAFC01

Year 1
English:
 AC9E1LE01AC9E1LE02, AC9E1LY02,
HASS:  AC9HS1K03AC9HS1K04AC9HS1S03AC9HS1S06
HPE: AC9HP2P01AC9HP2P02AC9HP2M03
Science: AC9S1U01, AC9S1U02AC9S1H01, AC9S1I06

The Arts: (MUSIC) AC9AMU2P01, (VISUAL ARTS) AC9AVA2E01, AC9AVA2E02, AC9AVA2C01, AC9AVA2P01 (MEDIA ARTS) AC9AMA2E02, AC9AMA2P01

Year 2
English:
 AC9E2LA01AC9E2LA02AC9E2LA09, AC9E2LE01,
HASS: AC9HS2K04AC9HS2S01AC9HS2S04
HPE: AC9HP2P01AC9HP2P02AC9HP2M03
The Arts: (MUSIC) AC9AMU2P01, (VISUAL ARTS) AC9AVA2E01, AC9AVA2E02, AC9AVA2C01, AC9AVA2P01 (MEDIA ARTS) AC9AMA2E02, AC9AMA2P01

Year 3
English:
 AC9E3LA01AC9E3LE01AC9E3LE02AC9E3LY02AC9E3LY06AC9E3LY07
HASS: AC9HS3K01, AC9HS3K02AC9HS3K03, AC9HS3K04

HPE: AC9HP4P01AC9HP4P05AC9HP4M05
Science: AC9S3I06

Year 4
English:
 AC9E4LA01AC9E4LA11AC9E4LE01AC9E4LY02AC9E4LY06AC9E4LY07
HASS: AC9HS4K01AC9HS4K06AC9HS4K07AC9HS4K09
HPE: AC9HP4P01AC9HP4P05AC9HP4M05

Science: AC9S4U01, AC9S4H02

Year 5

English: AC9E5LA01,  AC9E5LE01AC9E5LY02AC9E5LY06, AC9E5LY07
HASS: AC9HS5K03AC9HS5K04AC9HS5K05AC9HS5K06AC9HS5K07AC9HS5S02
HPE: AC9HP6P01AC9HP6P03, AC9HP6P05AC9HP6M05
The Arts: (VISUAL ARTS) AC9AVA6E01AC9AVA6E02AC9AVA6C01AC9AVA6P01

Year 6
English:
AC9E6LA07AC9E6LE01, AC9E6LE04, AC9E6LY01AC9E6LY02AC9E6LY05,  AC9E6LY09
HASS: AC9HS6K02AC9HS6S01AC9HS6S02AC9HS6S03AC9HS6S05, AC9HS6S06
HPE: AC9HP6P01AC9HP6P03, AC9HP6P05AC9HP6M05
The Arts: (VISUAL ARTS) AC9AVA6E01AC9AVA6E02AC9AVA6C01AC9AVA6P01 

Year 7
English:
  AC9E7LY02AC9E7LY03AC9E7LY05, AC9E7LY06, AC9E7LE07
HASS:
Civics and Citizenship
 – AC9HC7K02AC9HC7K04AC9HC7S04
Geography – AC9HG7K07
History – AC9HH7K02AC9HH7K03, AC9HH7K04,  AC9HH7K05AC9HH7K06AC9HH7K07
HPE: AC9HP8P01AC9HP8P02AC9HP8P05, AC9HP8M05
Science: AC9S7H01AC9S7H02, AC9S7H03, AC9S7I07  
The Arts: (VISUAL ARTS) AC9AVA8E01AC9AVA8E02 (MUSIC) AC9AMU8E02

Year 8
English:
 AC9E8LA01, AC9E8LE01AC9E8LE02, , AC9E8LY06, AC9E8LY07
HASS:
Civics and Citizenship – AC9HC8K01, AC9HC8K04AC9HC8K06 

Geography –AC9HG8K02, AC9HG8K03
HPE: AC9HP8P01AC9HP8P02AC9HP8P05, AC9HP8M05
Science: AC9S8U03, AC9S8U04, AC9S8U05, AC9S8H02,  
The Arts: (VISUAL ARTS) AC9AVA8E01AC9AVA8E02 (MUSIC) AC9AMU8E02

Year 9
English:
 AC9E9LA01AC9E9LE01, AC9E9LY06AC9E9LY07
HASS:
History – AC9HH9K01, AC9HH9K03AC9HH9K06AC9HH9S08
Civics and Citizenship – AC9HC9K01, .AC9HC9S03, AC9HC9K06 
HPE: AC9HP10P01AC9HP10P02AC9HP10P10AC9HP10M05
Science: AC9S9U03, AC9S9H01,  AC9S9H03, AC9S9I07

The Arts: (VISUAL ARTS) AC9AVA8E01,AC9AVA10E02, AC9AVA10P01 

Year 10
English:
AC9E10LA01, AC9E10LE01, AC9E10LE06AC9E10LY02AC9E10LY06AC9E10LY07
HASS:
History – AC9HH10K09AC9HH10K10AC9HH10K11AC9HH10K13AC9HH10K20AC9HH10S07, AC9HH10S08
Geography – AC9HG10K03AC9HG10K07
Civics and Citizenship – AC9HC10K01, AC9HC10K02,   AC9HC10K04AC9HC10K05
HPE: AC9HP10P01AC9HP10P02AC9HP10P10AC9HP10M05
The Arts: (VISUAL ARTS), AC9AVA8E01AC9AVA10E02, AC9AVA10P01