So like I've said before I've never driven a motorcycle, but when you shift gears, is it like a car in the sense that each gear has it's own spot (like in a car 1st is usually up and to the left, 2nd is down and to the left, etc). Or do you just click your foot forward and backward and it changes to the next highest/lowest gear?
No, it isn't like a regular road car. Motorcycles have a sequential transmission, as do some racing cars.
Sequential manual transmission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There is not a specific position for each gear...... and you cannot go directly from , say fifth to second. You can only shift to the gear above or the gear below.
The position for neutral on most motorcycles, including the CBR250R, is between first and second. It is usually a "nudge" rather than a full "click"
So, as mentioned by others, the standard pattern is just click up to change up, click down to change down, and find neutral between first and second.
There are some different patterns but, unless you encounter vintage, racing, or a few small machines, you need not bother yourself with them.