"first remind" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to emphasize that one action must be completed before anything else. For example, "First remind yourself that you can do this, and the rest will come more easily."
With that view, we first remind how differential operators can be approximated using explicit central finite-difference schemes.
But first remind me: "Pop star with new single is rumoured to be romanced by DJ Chris".
If the urge hits first, remind yourself that your bladder isn't really full, and use whatever techniques you can to delay going.
As Mr. Sadler crisscrosses the state, he is learning firsthand that before he can persuade voters to view him as a serious contender, he must first remind them of the power player he once was.
Well, let's first remind ourselves of what comprises GDP, which is a measure of the size of the economy.
To briefly provide an overview of this process, we first remind the reader of the standard Mie theory for a single sphere where all fields are described in the coordinate system with the sphere located at the origin.
The bright orange foyer lights, Mr. Horak said wryly, "first reminded me of a brothel.
Trump's tweets were what first reminded me of the Kaiser.
That sprint of his around the bases from first reminded you of a clip from the Olympics.
How? First, she first reminded women of the negative stereotype that women are bad at math, which has been repeatedly shown to induce stereotype threat.
It was his voice first, reminding you not to let it bring you down, though he was obviously pretty down himself.
