Tips for Teachers

How do you talk to your kids about Australia Day?

Tips for Teachers

  1. Present all of the facts about the history of Australia Day.
  2. Avoid making judgement statements about what Australia Day is or is not.
  3. Use supporting resources that are balanced in their representations.
  4. Allow your students to form their own opinions based on what they learn.

What is a fact about Australia Day?

Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove and raising of the Union Flag by Arthur Phillip following days of exploration of Port Jackson in New South Wales.

What do you eat on Australian Day?

The land Down Under is home to plenty of delicious sweet and savoury fare, but here are 10 iconic foods we can truly celebrate this Australia Day.

  • Lamington.
  • Meat pie.
  • Vegemite.
  • Pavlova.
  • Tim Tam.
  • Anzac biscuit.
  • Chiko roll.
  • Sausage sandwich.

Why Australia Day should be changed for kids?

They believe that celebrating the day that the British fleet arrived in Australia is disrespectful toward the people who already lived there. This is why they want to change the date and celebrate this holiday on another day.

How do we celebrate Australia Day?

Here are five ways you can stand in solidarity with Indigenous Australians this Survival Day.

  1. Understand and learn the truth about Australian history.
  2. Attend a Survival Day event.
  3. Support Indigenous music.
  4. Share the truth on social media.
  5. Promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices.

What is the history of Australia Day?

What is Australia Day and why do we celebrate it? Australia Day is a national public holiday on January 26. On that day in 1788, 11 convict ships from Great Britain landed at what is now Port Jackson in New South Wales, where Governor Arthur Phillip raised the British flag to signal the beginning of the British colony.

What is Australia Day also called?

Anniversary Day, Foundation Day, Survival Day, Invasion Day
Invasion DayAustralian Natives’ Association DaySurvival DayAnniversary Day
Australia Day/Also called

What are 3 interesting facts about Australia?

Australia is the only continent in the world without an active volcano. Australia has three times more sheep than people. The largest Greek population in the world beside Athens in Greece can be found in Melbourne Victoria. An Australian man once tried to sell New Zealand on eBay.

What are some Australia Day facts for kids?

Australia Day facts for kids. Kids Encyclopedia Facts. Australia Day is the official National Day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales, and the raising of the Flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove by Governor Arthur Phillip.

What is the National Day of Australia?

Australia Day is the official National Day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales, and the raising of the Flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove by Governor Arthur Phillip.

What are some interesting facts about Australia?

Kids Encyclopedia Facts. Australia Day is the official National Day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales, and the raising of the Flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove by Governor Arthur Phillip.

What is Australia Day for Kids K-6?

Australia Day Information for kids K – 6 about January 26, commemorating the landing of the first white settlers to Australia in 1788. It is a controversial day, one that not all Australians celebrate. Includes an easy to read section for early readers, and a link to information about Captain James Cook.