Maddie's Do You Know?

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Learn new things with Maddie as she explores the world and discovers how stuff works.

Learn new things with Maddie as she explores the world around us and discovers how stuff works. From washing machines to ice cream, there's always something exciting to learn.

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Maddie Moate

Sarah Trigg

Julia Bond

Paul Vanezis

Maddie's Do You Know?: Series 2: Episode 16: Posting a Letter and Colouring Pencils

Posting a Letter and Colouring Pencils

Episode 16

Episode 16: Posting a Letter and Colouring Pencils

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Maddie shows us how posting a letter works and learns how coloured pencils are made.

In today's episode, Maddie is sending a letter in the post to the CBeebies house. She finds out how posting a letter works as she follows the letter's journey from the post box to the sorting office and finally to the house. Using a special infrared light, Maddie shows us how stamps are scanned to tell if they are first or second class. Next, she visits a factory where colouring pencils are made. She finds out how the coloured crayon inside is made from clay and, using her slow-motion camera, we see the wooden shaft of the pencil being made.

Maddie's Do You Know?: Series 2

Series 2

The UK's most watched and most loved channel for the under-sixes.

The UK's most watched and most loved channel for the under-sixes, dedicated to delighting and surprising its pre-school audience.

Do You Know? presenter Maddie Moate uses special cameras and animation as she explores children’s everyday world, finding out how things work, and how they are made.

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Episode 16: Posting a Letter and Colouring Pencils

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