Using colored highlighters, can be one way to create a game out of constructing paragraphs. This game involves kids working in pairs. Each child writes a paragraph, based on a topic you have provided. The kids switch papers and each one uses a highlighter to color code the major sections of the paragraph, with each section corresponding to one color. Three colors are needed for the kids to highlight the topic sentence one color and the supporting sentences and the closing different colors.
A game to get kids learning about how to structure a paragraph can be crafted by using the concept of a puzzle. This game also allows kids to be creative in the story they are creating. Make slips of paper with various topic sentences and place them in a paper bag. A separate paper bag holds strips with supporting sentences while a third bag holds closing sentences. Kids are blindfolded and pull one topic sentence, three supporting sentences and one closing from the bags. Kids use tape to put the slips of paper together to form the most logical paragraph they can, based on the slips of paper chosen.
Mixing food and fun is one way to craft a game out of building paragraphs. Have a table set up with all of the makings of a hamburger or cheeseburger. As kids build the burger, make each section of the burger correspond to a part of a paragraph. The top portion of the bun is the topic sentence, the burger and toppings represent the supporting sentences and the bottom bun is the closing.
One game, suitable for groups of two kids, is to see how well a paragraph can be completed using two different people. Each team is given a piece of paper with a topic listed at the top. Student A writes the topic sentence, Student B writes the first supporting sentence and then the pattern continues until the paragraph has been completely constructed. An alternate way to play this game has Student A write the topic sentence and two supporting sentences while Student B writes two supporting sentences and the closing. The game is made interesting by the fact neither student can look at what the other is writing and both only have the topic as a guide.