basiclessons

noun
UK /ˈbeɪsɪk ˈlɛsənz/
US /ˈbeɪsɪk ˈlɛsənz/

Simple things you learn first when you start to study something.

The teacher gave us basic lessons in reading and writing before we moved on to harder books.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The first and easiest classes in a school subject.

In the basic lessons of math, we learned to count and add small numbers.

3. The simple rules or steps you must know before doing something well.

Before you ride a bike on the road, you need basic lessons in balance and braking.

4. The most important ideas that everything else is built on.

Honesty and kindness are basic lessons that every child should learn.