1st Week HTML & CSS Learning Plan
This is the learning plan for the first week of HTML and CSS to help you get started with web
development. The plan includes daily topics and exercises for each day.
Day 1: Introduction to HTML and Basic Structure
Goal: Learn the basic structure of an HTML document.
Topics to Cover:
- Understanding the <html>, <head>, and <body> tags.
- Creating the basic skeleton of a webpage: <html>, <head>, <title>, <body>.
- Learn the purpose of different elements (metadata, body content, etc.).
Practice: Create a simple HTML file with the basic structure and add a title to the page.
Resources: [MDN Web Docs: HTML
Basics](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML)
Day 2: HTML Text Elements
Goal: Understand and use text formatting tags in HTML.
Topics to Cover:
- Headings: <h1> to <h6>
- Paragraphs: <p>
- Text styling: <b>, <i>, <strong>, <em>.
- Line breaks: <br>, <hr>.
Practice: Write a short introductory paragraph using various text formatting elements.
Resources: [MDN Web Docs: HTML Text Fundamentals](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-
US/docs/Web/HTML/Elements)
Day 3: HTML Lists and Links
Goal: Learn to create lists and add hyperlinks.
Topics to Cover:
- Ordered and unordered lists: <ul>, <ol>, and <li>.
- Links: <a> tag with the href attribute.
- Learn how to link to internal and external webpages.
Practice: Create a list of favorite websites and link to them using the <a> tag.
Resources: [MDN Web Docs: HTML Links and
Lists](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a)
Day 4: HTML Images and Multimedia
Goal: Learn how to include images and multimedia in a webpage.
Topics to Cover:
- Images: <img> tag with the src and alt attributes.
- Embedding videos and audio using <video> and <audio> tags.
Practice: Add an image and a video to your webpage.
Resources: [MDN Web Docs: HTML
Images](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/img)
Day 5: Introduction to CSS
Goal: Start styling HTML elements with CSS.
Topics to Cover:
- Inline, internal, and external CSS styles.
- Selectors: element, class, and id selectors.
- Basic properties: color, background-color, font-size.
Practice: Style a simple webpage with background color, font size, and color changes.
Resources: [MDN Web Docs: CSS
Basics](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS)
Day 6: CSS Layout - Box Model
Goal: Understand the box model and how it affects the layout.
Topics to Cover:
- The box model: content, padding, border, margin.
- Use width, height, padding, border, margin properties to manipulate box sizes.
Practice: Create a simple layout with padding, border, and margins applied to different
elements.
Resources: [MDN Web Docs: CSS Box
Model](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/box-model)
Day 7: CSS Positioning and Layouts
Goal: Learn basic CSS positioning to arrange elements on the page.
Topics to Cover:
- Positioning types: static, relative, absolute, fixed.
- Floats: Left and right floats to position elements.
Practice: Create a page with elements positioned using absolute, relative, and float.
Resources: [MDN Web Docs: CSS
Positioning](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/position)
