Minecraft Wiki (Users Guide)

[517Houston]

This guide is intended for those who are not familiar with Minecraft. It describes how to play and survive the first night of Minecraft's Survival mode, assuming you are playing in a difficulty more challenging than "Peaceful" and in single player mode.

http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Tutorials/Beginner's_guide

also includes these::

The First Day in Minecraft 1.0.0 (SecretRevelation)
The First Day (Beginners' Essentials) (Minecraft Tutorial)
Minecraft The First 10 Minutes (Minecraft Tutorial)
Your First Shelter in Minecraft (Tutorial Machinima)
Minecraft: Building a Starting House (Minecraft Tutorial)
Minecraft Efficient Farm (Minecraft Tutorial)
Getting Used To The Minecraft Crafting List 101

 

[Rival]

Also if you want to know what's coming in future updates and when the updates are going to be released etc. you can check the Upcoming Features on the Minecraft Wiki.

http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Upcoming_features