By Scott Stoll
Published: July 9, 2012
Updated: 4 months ago

Classroom Resources

Blank world map — Blank world map. This high-res, black-and-white, printer-friendly map is perfect for students to begin planning their journey around the world. Start by adding in the World Wonders. Download this image and print copies.

Free Parent-Teacher Guide to Scott’s bicycle ride around the world

This free guide to Scott’s bicycle ride around the world includes an exercise for turning dreams into reality, a world-travel trivia quiz, exercises for planning and mapping a world adventure, travel writing lessons, class discussions, backyard adventures, and more.

Inspire your students to:

To develop basic life skills.
To begin mapping their own adventures, whether that be an artist, scientist, or street sweeper.
To peek into the world’s cultures, politics, geography and amazing diversity.
To partake in regular physical activity and proper nutrition.
To live a sustainable life.
To develop the skills, like reading, writing and arithmetic, needed to live an amazing life.

Scott is available to visit virtually or in person. More info. And bulk discounts on books for your classroom are available.

We hope you enjoy these thought-provoking questions, quizzes and more. Please send us any ideas you have.

Download the free teacher’s guide

Falling Uphill: The Secret of Life. A true story about finding happiness in the last place left to look. By Scott Stoll. Book cover. — Falling Uphill: The Secret of Life, children’s edition. A true story about finding happiness in the last place left to look. Read for free online.

More online resources for teachers:

Backyard Adventures assignments. More adventures are posted all the time.
Black and white blank map for students to map their own route.
See the intro to Scott’s adventure for maps and a country list.
Read Falling Uphill, the children’s edition, for free online.
Recommended Movies
External resources for travel ideas.
- World Heritage List
- Wonders of the world
Turn dreams into reality with the Dream Workshop.

Scott’s favorite movie

A favorite activity

Visit How to Fall Uphill to download this fun worksheet.

How to fall uphill infographic. A bicyclist falls up a mountain until they are standing on the top. — If your dream is a mountain, where are you? Going from the impossible to the possible.

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Scott Stoll

My claim to fame is that I rode a bicycle around the world and wrote some books. More about me.

More stories about the making of Falling Uphill

mother of adventure

The Mother of Adventure

A Mother’s Day Tribute Update: Having traveled the world for years after writing this article it is interesting to discover that one of the most frequently asked questions on my trip was: Did you miss your family? Many people said the would never leave home. Here’s how my family influenced my desire to travel. Date:

Scott Stoll being interviewed while his bicycle is on the red, white and blue podium, occupying first, second and third place.

VIP On The Race Podium

As a post world tour honor, me and my bike got to occupy first, second and third place on the podium at the Downer Classic race at the Tour of America’s Dairyland. I also had the chance to share my story with the crowd.

Over 500 children and teachers standing on the playground in the shape of giant bicycle.

Bicycle-shaped Kids

This is quite probably the best photograph that I ever took, which after taking pictures of world wonders, like the sphinx and the Parthenon, means a lot.