American Mah Jongg 101 — The Teaching Edition
American Mah Jongg 101 — The Teaching Edition
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Everything you need to teach the game, in the order it should be taught.
A complete instructor curriculum for running a real beginner course.
A full lesson sequence
From first contact with the tiles through setup, Charleston, hand-building, play and declaring Mah Jongg.
Lesson plans
Each with objectives, timings, a worked demonstration and a guided activity.
Student handouts
Printable, per lesson, so students leave with something.
Guided activities
Structured exercises for tables of four, with the instructor's answer key.
Review and assessment
Checkpoints that show you who's keeping up before it's too late.
Common-question bank
The questions beginners always ask, with answers that don't open new confusion.
Pacing options
Single workshop, four-week course, or eight-week club format.
Made for you if
- Teachers, club leaders and workshop hosts
- Experienced players who keep getting asked to teach
Probably not if
- Learning the game yourself — start with NMJL Essentials
Can I use this commercially?
Yes — you may teach paid classes with it. You may not resell or redistribute the files themselves.
How many students?
The plans are written for 4 to 16, with notes on scaling either way.
Is this for you?
Is this for you?
Made for you if
Teachers, club leaders and workshop hosts
Experienced players who keep getting asked to teach
Probably not if
Learning the game yourself — start with NMJL Essentials
Delivery & access
Delivery & access
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Files stay available at that link — re-download whenever you need.
Because these are digital files, purchases are non-refundable. If a file will not open, contact us and we will fix it.
American Mah Jongg 101 — The Teaching Edition
You know the game. That is not the same as teaching it.
People keep asking you to show them, and you keep improvising — different order each time, no handouts, and no way to tell who is keeping up until someone is lost.
Playing well and teaching well are separate skills. One does not hand you the other.
Written by people who actually teach this.
Every lesson plan in here has been run with real beginners — and revised where the room went quiet or a question kept coming back.
That is where the question bank came from, and why each lesson has checkpoints: so you find out who is lost while you can still do something about it, not at the end.
You're playing a 2468 line. You have a pair of 6s and two Jokers.
Instinct says: use a Joker to fill one of the Pairs. But you can't. Jokers are strictly forbidden in Pairs — only allowed in groups of three or more.
With the official card alone you would pause and re-read mid-game. One glance at the Yellow Box tells you exactly where Jokers are banned. Decision made in two seconds.
Your rack
Tap where you would place a Joker
Tap a group above
Inside American Mah Jongg 101 — The Teaching Edition
A complete instructor curriculum for running a real beginner course.
A full lesson sequence
From first contact with the tiles through setup, Charleston, hand-building, play and declaring Mah Jongg.
Lesson plans
Each with objectives, timings, a worked demonstration and a guided activity.
Student handouts
Printable, per lesson, so students leave with something.
Guided activities
Structured exercises for tables of four, with the instructor's answer key.
Review and assessment
Checkpoints that show you who's keeping up before it's too late.
Common-question bank
The questions beginners always ask, with answers that don't open new confusion.
Pacing options
Single workshop, four-week course, or eight-week club format.
A course you can actually run
Lesson plans with timings and objectives, printable student handouts, guided activities with an answer key, and checkpoints that show you who is falling behind before it is too late.
Single workshop, four weeks, or an eight-week club — the pacing is laid out.
Why this beats figuring it out alone
| What you actually get | This guide | On your own | Free videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| A full lesson sequence | Included | Work it out yourself | Scattered |
| Lesson plans | Included | Trial and error | Random quality |
| Student handouts | Included | Ask the table | Hit or miss |
| Guided activities | Included | Guesswork | Rarely covered |
| Review and assessment | Included | Work it out yourself | Scattered |
American Mah Jongg 101 — The Teaching Edition
Everything you need to teach the game, in the order it should be taught.
- A full lesson sequence
- Lesson plans
- Student handouts
- Guided activities
- Review and assessment
- Common-question bank
- Pacing options
Instant download · Print-ready PDF · No subscription
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We don't believe in fluff, recycled tips, or confusing explanations. Instead we create structured lessons that actually teach you how to think at the table: from your first Charleston pass to reading opponents' discards under pressure.
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Can I use this commercially?
Yes — you may teach paid classes with it. You may not resell or redistribute the files themselves.
How many students?
The plans are written for 4 to 16, with notes on scaling either way.
How do I access my files after purchase?
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Keep that email — the link stays live, so you can re-download whenever you need.
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