Hmmm, a kit that will teach you how to build and a plane for putting around and doing touch and goes, I think I would pick the Balsa USA Student Trainer. It has a 6 foot span wing but is designed to fly on a .40 to .46 engine and the building instructions are for a first build project; it seems like a good match for you. I also like the Sig kits, especially the Kadet Senior and Seniorita, for slow flying and touch and goes, but they do take a little while to build because they have stick fuselages. If you don't plan to do 3D aerobatics, I would stick with the high wing trainer planes for your first build. Here is the link for the BUSA trainer:
http://shop.balsausa.com/product_p/426.htm