These are basic phonics lessons for first grade based on the Common Core State Standards.
Review consonant sounds
Review short vowel sounds
Give rhymes for a given word
Determine if words rhyme
Determine what are vowels and consonants
Sounding out one syllable words
Reading blends
Learn long vowel sounds
Learn about digraphs, dipthongs, two vowels go walking rule, vowel teams
Sight words
Breaking words into syllables (every syllable has a vowel sound)
Compound Words
Root words, suffixes, prefixes
Isolating initial sound, medial sound, final sound
Discriminating between real and nonsense words
Read at grade level
Use context to confirm or self correct (try both vowel sounds and use the one that makes sense)