Hey BowserS14, while you're waiting to find star charts etc, slip outside and find the "pot" or "iron pot" as some would call it (it's part of orion). M42 is located in the handle of the pot and it's as good a starting point as you can get, in reasonable skies M42 is visible Naked eye as a faint smudge and easily visible with Bino's and Telescopes.
Follow this link
http://www.skymaps.com/ for a free printable monthly skychart with a list of objects suitable for Naked eye, Bino's and telescopes. Good luck and if you still can't find anything keep asking.
