If your students need practice identifying the main idea, this set of 32 print and digital task cards is a great way to reinforce this important reading concept using a short amount of text. Each task card has a high-interest, short informational text passage that asks students to identify the main idea. Topics include how potato chips were invented, Mt. St. Helen's Volcano, narwhals, and more! You can use them for reading lessons, reading centers, reading partners, whole-class games, exit slip