Observation in setting
Recently, Callum, aged three years four months, has entered nursery enthusiastically every morning and headed for a basket of plastic dinosaurs. He takes out one or two dinosaurs and, holding them out in front of him, he rushes at other children shouting 'Grrrr!' At quieter times, Callum has been observed feeling the texture of the dinosaurs' skin and running his fingers repeatedly over their spikes and horns.
Information from home
During discussions with Callum's keyworker, his father explains that Callum has a collection of play dinosaurs at home and that his favourite one is the Tyrannosaurus Rex because it is 'big and scary'. He reports that Callum spends time arranging the dinosaurs on the floor and then uses one to knock the others over, making growling and snarling sounds as he does so. When out shopping, Callum points out images of dinosaurs and comments when he sees ones that are the same as his own models.
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