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Modern Teaching Aids have been supplying the needs of Education in New Zealand for many Years. MTA is the largest supplier of educational toys and teaching resources to Childcare centres, Primary Schools and High Schools. As the largest supplier of teacher resources, school supplies, childcare supplies and classroom resources in the country we offer a huge range covering many categories including.

Art and Craft Supplies – the MTA School Art book and Art catalogue includes artcraft supplies such as artist easels, butcher paper, christmas paper, acrylic paint, fabric paint, paint brushes, glue sticks, craft supplies, Christmas craft activities, xmas craft activities, mothers day craft activities, fathers day craft activities. Our school art & craft supplies team have the experience to bring together the most comprehensive range of art and craft resources for students and teachers across every category including – Drawing, Paper, Painting & Equipment, Glue & Adhesives, Jewellery & Textiles, Craft & Collage, Ceramics & Modelling, Art Resources, school stationery, storage containers, educational art supplies, school art supplies, school craft supplies.

Mathematics – a comprehensive range targeting Maths across the curriculum including maths resources for base ten & MAB, attribute blocks, maths kits, place value, calculators, hundred boards, geometry, maths teachers resources, fractions and decimals. We also have a comprehensive range of maths board games, IWB Resources, problem solving games, geometric construction sets and playing cards.

English Literacy & Childrens Books – Our Educational Supplies include big books, audio books, picture books, readers, chapter books, school books, charts, posters, magnetic letters, magnetic whiteboards, story sets, word activities, literacy games and phonics activities. We supply all the key literacy brands including jolly phonics, jolly grammar, letterland, tutor systems, phonix and learning media.

Early Childhood Resources – We have a huge range of early childhood teaching resources, learning toys and childcare toys across multiple categories including games, wooden puzzles, construction sets, music & dance, developmental resources, sand and water and learn though play. We also stock many leading toy brands including orchard toys, plan toys, pin toys, galt, siku, schleich, little tikes, thinkfun, melissa and doug, ravensburger and viking toys.

School Furniture & Storage - Included in this assortment is classroom furniture, school & childcare equipment, preschool equipment including room dividers, high chairs, cots, craft trolleys, tables, chairs, book stands, drying racks, book shelves, block units, childrens beds, peg mats, bed mats, and change tables.

Sport & Outdoor – A complete range of school sport and outdoor equipment including ride ons, childrens trikes, trestles and climbing frames, tunnels, walkboards and balance beams, playground equipment, cubby play houses, parachutes, hoops, skipping, swings and trampolines, sand pits and sand toys. Our sports range includes equipment for basketball, cricket, hockey, netball, rugby, soccer, and tee ball.

LEGO Education – MTA is the New Zealand distributor of LEGO Education. The LEGO range includes LEGO NXT Mindstorms robotics, data logging, green city challenge, LEGO Education WeDo, NXT robotics, renewable energy, robocup junior resources, robotics resources, robotics sensors, robotics software. The LEGO Education Early Learning range includes LEGO DUPLO, LEGO brick sets, LEGO sets, LEGO tech machines.