Constellations in Fall : Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia "The Queen"
"Many of the Fall constellations are connected by one Greek myth, the story of Perseus nd Andromeda. Andromeda's mother, Cassiopeia was a fabled queen who often bragged about how beautiful she and her daughter were. (Indeed she is often pictured on her throne gazing into a mirror) even though her bragging ended up causing a lot of trouble, the gods placed her in the heavens. For part of the year Cassiopeia looks very royal on her throne in the sky,but the rest of the time she appears upside down as punishment for her boastfulness! ...During the fall, Cassiopeia forms an easy to recognize "W" in the sky. This constellation is also a reliable guidepost to other fall star groups. The brightest star in Cassiopeia is Shedar , which seems to have a pale pinkish tint. Shedar pictures and more information. The next brightest star is Caph, Cassiopeia's hand. Caph
is a 2.3 magnitude blue-white giant. Gamma Cassiopeiae, the middle star in the"W" is a blue giant variable star that unpredictably varies from magnitude 3.0 to 1.6 (information)
Life Cycle of Stars
from The Stargazer's Guide to the Galaxy by QL Pearce


You can build your own sky wheel or star map to find constellations.

Cassiopeia A - a supernova event and its aftermath as seen through Hubble Telescope

There are some online teaching guides Teacher's Guide to the Star Stories available in pdf or Pictures in the Sky and for First graders in the Portable Planetarium

Some more research about Cassiopeia and here

To see the patterns in the sky