Back-to-School, Made a Little Easier

Shared on 18 August 2026, by Ed

Back-to-School, Made a Little Easier

Between supply lists, lesson planning, and getting everything approved and ordered, back-to-school season asks a lot of teachers. Here are three ways Share-A-Cart can help.

1. Get your classroom stocked and approved, faster

Shop for your classroom at any online store, use Share-A-Cart to make a link to the cart, and send the link to your admin or purchasing office. They can review and approve without you chasing down spreadsheets or item-by-item links.

A classroom purchase request in Share-A-Cart Plus being reviewed and approved

Learn more →

2. Share supply lists with parents using our Google Classroom Add-on

Create a cart with everything your students need, then post it directly as a Google Classroom announcement or email. Parents get one clean, clickable list — no more retyping supply lists into newsletters or emails.

A Share-A-Cart supply list posted to students and parents as a Google Classroom announcement

Get Share-A-Cart Classroom →

3. Turn a lesson plan into a ready-to-order cart

Upload your lesson plan to your AI assistant and let it pull out every material mentioned — construction paper, glue sticks, and everything else — into one cart link. Less time hunting for supplies, more time teaching. It’s free and only takes a few minutes to set up.

Upload a Lesson Plan…

A lesson plan PDF uploaded to an AI assistant with the prompt "What do I need in my classroom to teach this lesson plan?", answered with a table of the required materials

…and Get a Link to a Cart with all the Supplies!

The AI assistant searching a retailer for each material and returning a Share-A-Cart link with a table of items, quantities, and prices

Connect the Share-A-Cart assistant →

Learn more about our AI assistant →

However you’re prepping this year, we hope Share-A-Cart saves you a few clicks!

Back to Blog