My Ideal Classroom

My hope for my ideal classroom is to create a positive learning place for students to be enriched not only in their learning but also in their personal growth as students and human beings. Visually my kindergarten classroom will be filled with bright colors everywhere! It would be divided into different sections, a spot for circle time, reading time and an arts/work area. In circle time, I would have the children meet in front of a bulletin board to discuss, plan and learn comfortably on a soft rug. Reading time would be set apart by small bookshelves filled with fun, adventurous books. There would be pillows and blankets for the children to get comfortable and involved in their reading. The arts/work area would be filled with tables and shelves with art supplies, puzzles, works, and projects. The kids would be surrounded by fun things to do so that they would love to come to arts/work time.
If I could have my say I would ask that class rosters be cut down to eight to ten children. I know that children's learning is enhanced in smaller groups. They can focus better and enrich their learning skills when they aren't over-crowded in the classroom. I also think there is a better teacher/student dynamic when the teacher can spend more one on one time with every student, every day. I would also hope to be able to teach the curriculum the way I would like. I would teach each student based on their ability and also implicated a hands on learning approach. I feel that students at the kindergarten age learn better when they can see, feel and explore rather than just being told how each thing and letter come together.
I also feel it would also be beneficial to have at least one volunteer in each session, to help with the ratios and learning. Another thing that would be great to have is a big enough budget to get all the supplies and materials needed to teach in a Kindergarten classroom. There are a lot of supplies that are needed for my hands on teaching approach and I will need the available budget to get this done.
My goal by the end of the school year will be to have my students enriched with the correct curriculum but also that they will know more than just the curriculum. I hope they will have learned a lot about themselves and the other children, how to get along in society, respect, love, service and honor. I feel that having taught with hands on learning they will know more about the subject curriculum and be able to learn more having more in their schema.