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The TAP program includes three key resources that help make the program click. They are:

1. The Youth Instructor Workbook - contains details on the program for the youth instructors and the written materials for helping them put the Pledge into practice in their own lives.

2. The Adult Training Manual - contains a detailed overview of all facets of TAP for the adult advisors who will be working with the youth leaders.

3. The Lesson Plan Resource Book - contains sample lesson plans and a wide variety of activities for teaching each component of the Pledge to elementary students.

To order these and other resources that will be helpful with TAP, click here.

The following activities, one or two for each of the seven components of the Pledge of Nonviolence, were chosen for several reasons:

• They can be adapted for grades 3 through 12. Teachers and leaders at each grade level will need to adapt the activity for their own students.
• These activities reflect the diversity of learning styles and the creativity that are necessary for impacting students as effectively as possible.
• They are participatory, involving students in teaching as well as learning.
• They are designed to nurture both values and skills in students and challenge students to live what they are learning.

Sources
These activities are just a few of the hundreds of activities contained in our Alternatives to Violence kits for schools (both public and religious) and the Lesson Plan Resource Book for TAP. Click on "Resources" for descriptions and ordering information for any of these resources.

Respect Self & Others: "Hit Me – I’m Different"

Communicate Better: "Use Verbal Muscle to Deal with Anger"

Listen Carefully: "Listening Faces" and "Listening Hearts"

Forgive: "Bury Our Grudges"

Respect Nature: "Speaking for the Earth"

Play Creatively: "Grab Bag Dramatics"

Act Courageously: "Help the Dream Come True" and
"Patriotism & Peacemaking"