The Instrument Rating Lesson Guides covers the first phase of the Instrument Rating "Aviate" which consists of Aircraft Control and Basic Attitude Instrument Instruction.

Beginning an instrument rating requires new rules that break some of the previous habits you've already picked up.  They include:

1. All turns are done at standard rate.
2. All climbs and descents are done at constant rate and constant airspeed.
3. There are two speeds in instrument work, fast and slow.  Learn how to set power to get the right performance.

Instrument Flight Instructor Lesson Guide
U.S. Department of Transportation 
Federal Aviation Administration 
Preface 

To the Instrument Flight Instructor 
The Instrument Flight Instructor Lesson Guide has been prepared for use with the FAA Instrument Flying Handbook, AC 61-27C. The seventeen lessons on Attitude Instrument Flying are arranged in what is considered to be a logical learning sequence. To ensure steady progress, teach the course lesson-by-lesson, and be sure the student has mastered each before advancing to the next. Lessons may be combined when giving refresher training. As all experienced instrument instructors know, the student will learn more rapidly during the early stage of instrument training if a considerable part of the time is spent "open hood." The student is thus allowed to associate aircraft attitude relative to outside visual references with the indications of the various flight instruments individually and in combination. This teaching procedure makes it clear that the pilot uses exactly the same control techniques during visual and instrument flight: Remember, the largest single learning factor in Attitude Instrument Flying is that of interpreting the flight instruments to determine the attitude of the aircraft. 
To the Student Instrument Pilot 

At the beginning of your instrument flight training, your instructor will brief you on the concept of Attitude Instrument Flying and explain each of the flight instruments used in Pitch Control, Bank Control, and Power Control. Your instructor will point out similarities each instrument has to outside references and explain the limits and errors inherent in each instrument. After a thorough demonstration, you will practice using each instrument individually and in combination with other instruments. This procedure is followed for the first three lessons on Pitch Control, Bank Control, and Power Control in level flight. After a short time, you will be making a logical cross-check and not merely scanning the instruments. Approximately 6 hours of flight time plus the necessary ground school is usually required to cover the first three basic lessons. Your instructor will monitor your progress closely during this early training to guide you in dividing your attention properly. The importance of this "division of attention" or "cross-check" cannot be emphasized too much. This, and proper instrument interpretation, enables the instrument pilot to accurately visualize the aircraft's attitude at all times. To properly understand this guide, the terms "Primary Instrument" and "Supporting Instrument" must be clearly understood. For clarification of these terms, refer to Chapter V of the FAA Instrument Flying Handbook AC 61-27C. 

NOTE: The instrument maneuvers presented in this guide are based on an airplane equipped with a turn coordinator. If the airplane flown has a turn needle, the descriptions apply if "turn needle" is substituted for "miniature aircraft of the turn coordinator." Power settings and airplane performance figures used in this guide are for illustrative purposes only. Exact power settings and performance information must be obtained experimentally or from performance charts for each airplane flown.

Get started on your instrument rating with the Instrument Ground School
Complete your instrument rating with a 7-day Instrument Rating Training Program
Curious about the instrument checkride? See the Instrument Rating Plan of Action

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