In Week 12 you built a one-paragraph fact sandwich. A report is bigger: several paragraphs, each teaching a different PART of the topic. Same facts-only rule, more organized.

Report blueprint: Introduction: name your topic and hook the reader. Body paragraphs: each one covers ONE subtopic (for a report on bats: what they look like / where they live / how they help). Conclusion: wrap up the whole topic. Group facts by subtopic so your reader never gets lost.

Model the sorting move, thinking aloud. Here are jumbled bat facts on index cards: 'have leathery wings,' 'eat thousands of insects,' 'sleep upside down,' 'live in caves,' 'spread seeds,' 'have furry bodies.' Watch me sort them into three piles: LOOKS (leathery wings, furry bodies), HOME (caves, sleep upside down), HELP (eat insects, spread seeds). Each pile becomes a body paragraph!

The sorting IS the skill. Third graders often dump every fact in one blob. Model grouping facts by subtopic before writing a single sentence. Facts-only rule from Week 12 still applies.