# Lists in coding teach unplugged

**URL:** <https://forum.code.org/t/lists-in-coding-teach-unplugged/39764>\
**Category:** All Courses: Pedagogy and Best Practices\
**Created:** [September 9, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/lists-in-coding-teach-unplugged/39764 "2024-09-09T03:56:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![codbazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@codbazi](https://forum.code.org/u/codbazi)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/lists-in-coding-teach-unplugged/39764/1 "2024-09-09T03:56:56Z")

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hello everybody how can i teach Lists in coding to my student unplugged? do you have any idea?

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**Author:** ![melynn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/melynn/32/4925_2.png) [@melynn](https://forum.code.org/u/melynn)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/lists-in-coding-teach-unplugged/39764/2 "2024-09-11T19:29:38Z")

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Hi @codbazi,

Good question. Are you teaching Computer Science Principles? The Lists Explore slides in [Unit 6 Lesson 1](https://studio.code.org/s/csp6-2024?section_id=5398647) available to teachers outlines an excellent activity with sticky notes and baggies to introduce the concept of lists. The same type of unplugged activity can be found in the teacher slides for Traversals Explore in [Unit 6 Lesson 9](https://studio.code.org/s/csp6-2024/lessons/9). It demonstrates traversing a list. I really like using the manipulatives with the students. Makes the lesson more engaging.

Outside of CS Principles, I have used [CS Unplugged](https://www.csunplugged.org/en/topics/) activities for searching and sorting lists.

Hope these help,  
~Michelle

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**Author:** ![madeline\_r\_burton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/madeline_r_burton/32/5037_2.png) [@madeline\_r\_burton](https://forum.code.org/u/madeline_r_burton)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/lists-in-coding-teach-unplugged/39764/3 "2024-09-12T02:38:33Z")

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I second Michelle’s resources - both the baggies lesson and the CS Unplugged activities have resonated for my students.