Give each students a bingo card with 25 squares each. Write "bingo" in the middle of each card, and fill the rest of square with various vocabulary words from a story. Once every student has a card, call out a definition of one of the words you listed on the bingo cards. If a student has a word on his card that matches the definition, he must cover it with a bingo chip. Whoever fills a row diagonally, vertically or horizontally first wins.
Encourage children's creative sides by giving the students a short, nonfiction piece and asking them to come up with a suitable title for each paragraph. Instruct them to read one paragraph at a time and write titles that encapsulate each paragraph on sticky notes. If you encourage students to understand information in smaller sections, they won't be overwhelmed by large texts. Have students compare their titles and vote on which one is the best for each paragraph.
In this game, students can test their reading comprehension skills by creating their own paragraphs. Break your students up in three groups, and give each student a piece of paper with a sentence written on it. Give the groups a set amount of time to write a paragraph on the board that uses the sentences you give them in the correct order. The first group to write the correct paragraph wins the game.
In this game, students create a paragraph of what they think a book is about based on the cover. Instruct them to write what they believe about the character's personalities and how the book will end. When everyone is finished, seal their paragraphs in envelopes and have the students read the book. When they finish reading, open the envelopes and ask the students to discuss how their original thoughts of the book differed from the actual content.