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There are a number of star charts available, free or otherwise. Getting a copy or two and making up some field of view templates for your finder and for your, say widest field of view, eyepiece are then further aids.
I personally use JR's Tri-Atlas 2nd edition (third is in preparation) which comes in 3 different scales, A, B, & C (over 500 charts). There is actually a fourth size which is a hybrid labelled M for A4 version and Z for US format paper.
I printed the 216 M charts onto A3 paper instead of the A4 and then drew some circles on some clear plastic representing 30', 1 degree, 2 degree... out to 5 degree wide circles (get the scale from the declination axis). I put the 216 charts (double sided print) together put some holes down the side and used cable ties to bind them with some cover for the back and front. A card table next to the telescope with a red light and voila laying the clear plastic with circles over the chart gives me a quick idea of what I can expect to see in the finder and the eyepiece. The M charts have stars to 12th mag and many deep sky objects, too many for some charts (being addressed in the 3rd edition, reducing clutter in the Carina region for example), there are also many double stars and variables marked.
Another atlas that I have found useful with many objects and stars down to 8.5 is Taki's Deep Sky Atlas - can't remember exactly how many charts but around the 100 mark.
Links to these atlases available in the sticky posts section.
Still it does take some time to learn to star hop as it can be easy initially to think you have a certain pattern over here but it is actually over there you are looking as it were. It does not take long to become reasonably proficient though but there will be back and forth between chart and eyepieces. A GOTO alleviates this, once aligned, and is excellent if viewing time is limited and you have more in mind that you want to achieve beyond a cruise around regions.
When starting out a pair of binos next to the scope is good, scan a section of sky, hey that looks interesting and then point the scope - great discoveries that way and they often provide a sense of personal discovery.
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