Working with a for 6th-grade Belarusian history is like being a historical detective. Instead of just looking at a finished picture, you are the one drawing the borders of the first principalities and tracing the paths of ancient migrations.

Before the big borders were drawn, the land was a patchwork of tribes. When labeling your map, remember their "addresses": The north (Polotsk).

The powerhouse. When you shade this area, remember it was the heart of Belarusian statehood. Locate the Western Dvina —that was their "highway" to the Baltic Sea.