Ben: My favorite first grader:)

Last week, Ben had a big research project due for his reading group. (Yes, he is a first grader, and yes, he did actual research, although guided by his reading teacher and I.) He got to choose from 4 broad topics (he chose nutritional value of a recipe). From there he picked my recipe for roasted asparagus. It's one of his favorite foods. (For those of you who don't like asparagus, I'm gonna guess that you've either eaten it out of a can or you've had it boiled. Gross.)

He had to type up the recipe, figure out where it went on the food pyramid, and make a poster to tell the class about the nutritional benefits of the food.

He learned that asparagus is one of the healthiest foods out there. It can help prevent birth defects, keep your heart healthy, and lower your blood pressure and cholesterol. Plus, it's yummy.

Being a seven year old boy, he delighted in discovering that asparagus can also help remove warts, while also preventing constipation and diarrhea. (Insert giggling fits every time he thought of it.)

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Later in the week, he also got do to the ever-popular elementary school activity: laying down on a big sheet of paper and letting your friend trace you. His favorite part was designing a T-shirt for his drawing, but I noticed his smart teacher had also made him measure different body parts on the paper. We love Ben's teacher, who has done an amazing job of challenging him this year. Ben loves school and just absorbs everything right now. He is so much fun:)