Actually, if all else fails you can easily make your own staff paper. Use a ruler to draw as many staves (sets of 5 lines, evenly spaced) as you can fit on your blank paper. Then just copy out this "draft" for more sheets.

If you're writing piano/keyboard music, remember you'll need the Grand Staff: 2 staves, one treble and one bass (joined with a brace to show that they are played at the same time) - with a wide space between each to avoid confusion.

BI, here's a couple sites to help with those thingys and thingys with sticks - click here if you're a keyboard player,
here if you're a guitar player,
and here if you're a singer or play any other instrument.

There's no doubt plenty of excellent discussions and ideas about learning the language of music here on the Mudcat too. You might try using the forum search feature for "music theory".

daylia