“I want tomake sure Iunderstand…”“How areyou feelingabouteverything?”Don't Say, "Itlooks likeyou’ll justhave totough it out."“That soundsreallychallenging.”“I wish Icouldmake itbetter.”"What adayyou'vehad."“I can seehow thatwould bedifficult.”“My hearthurts foryou.”Don't Say,"Try to pullyourselftogether."“What hasthis beenlike foryou?”"What Iadmire mostabout whatyou’re doingis…"“What doyou needrightnow?”“I’mhere foryou.”Don't Say,"You will justhave to learnto adjust."“I’m gladyou toldme.”"If thathappened tome, I wouldfeel upsettoo."“Thatmust behard.”"I know it isn'teasy to dealwith stuff likethis, but youare handling itso well."“How canI helpyou?”"That has tobe confusinganddiscouraging."Don't Say,"This tooshallpass."“It makes mereally sad tohear thishappened.”“This must behard to talkabout. Thanksfor opening upto me.”“What I’mhearing isthat you arefeeling ____.Is that right?”“Is thereanythingelse youwant toshare?”“Thank youfor trustingme with this.That reallymeans a lot.”"I see. Let mesummarize:What you’rethinking hereis…"Don't Say,"Everythinghappens fora reason."“I’m sorryyou aregoingthrough this.”“Thankyou forsharingwith me.”Don't Say,"Try to cheerup. Thesethingshappen.""The wholething soundssodiscouraging."“I’mhappy tolisten anytime.”"Times of changeare hard, and it'stotally normal thatyou're feelinganxious aboutthis.""Uncertaintyis reallyhard."“I can’timagine whatyou must begoingthrough.”“Youmatter.”Don't Say,"Somethingis betteraround thecorner.""I wish youdidn’t haveto gothroughthat."“I’m inyourcorner.”"It's been adifficultcouple ofweeks,hasn't it?"Don't Say,"Just look onthe brightside."“I’mproud ofyou.”“I hate thatthishappened.”“AWESOMEPERFORMANCE.”“I want tomake sure Iunderstand…”“How areyou feelingabouteverything?”Don't Say, "Itlooks likeyou’ll justhave totough it out."“That soundsreallychallenging.”“I wish Icouldmake itbetter.”"What adayyou'vehad."“I can seehow thatwould bedifficult.”“My hearthurts foryou.”Don't Say,"Try to pullyourselftogether."“What hasthis beenlike foryou?”"What Iadmire mostabout whatyou’re doingis…"“What doyou needrightnow?”“I’mhere foryou.”Don't Say,"You will justhave to learnto adjust."“I’m gladyou toldme.”"If thathappened tome, I wouldfeel upsettoo."“Thatmust behard.”"I know it isn'teasy to dealwith stuff likethis, but youare handling itso well."“How canI helpyou?”"That has tobe confusinganddiscouraging."Don't Say,"This tooshallpass."“It makes mereally sad tohear thishappened.”“This must behard to talkabout. Thanksfor opening upto me.”“What I’mhearing isthat you arefeeling ____.Is that right?”“Is thereanythingelse youwant toshare?”“Thank youfor trustingme with this.That reallymeans a lot.”"I see. Let mesummarize:What you’rethinking hereis…"Don't Say,"Everythinghappens fora reason."“I’m sorryyou aregoingthrough this.”“Thankyou forsharingwith me.”Don't Say,"Try to cheerup. Thesethingshappen.""The wholething soundssodiscouraging."“I’mhappy tolisten anytime.”"Times of changeare hard, and it'stotally normal thatyou're feelinganxious aboutthis.""Uncertaintyis reallyhard."“I can’timagine whatyou must begoingthrough.”“Youmatter.”Don't Say,"Somethingis betteraround thecorner.""I wish youdidn’t haveto gothroughthat."“I’m inyourcorner.”"It's been adifficultcouple ofweeks,hasn't it?"Don't Say,"Just look onthe brightside."“I’mproud ofyou.”“I hate thatthishappened.”“AWESOMEPERFORMANCE.”

Empathy Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. “I want to make sure I understand…”
  2. “How are you feeling about everything?”
  3. Don't Say, "It looks like you’ll just have to tough it out."
  4. “That sounds really challenging.”
  5. “I wish I could make it better.”
  6. "What a day you've had."
  7. “I can see how that would be difficult.”
  8. “My heart hurts for you.”
  9. Don't Say, "Try to pull yourself together."
  10. “What has this been like for you?”
  11. "What I admire most about what you’re doing is…"
  12. “What do you need right now?”
  13. “I’m here for you.”
  14. Don't Say, "You will just have to learn to adjust."
  15. “I’m glad you told me.”
  16. "If that happened to me, I would feel upset too."
  17. “That must be hard.”
  18. "I know it isn't easy to deal with stuff like this, but you are handling it so well."
  19. “How can I help you?”
  20. "That has to be confusing and discouraging."
  21. Don't Say, "This too shall pass."
  22. “It makes me really sad to hear this happened.”
  23. “This must be hard to talk about. Thanks for opening up to me.”
  24. “What I’m hearing is that you are feeling ____. Is that right?”
  25. “Is there anything else you want to share?”
  26. “Thank you for trusting me with this. That really means a lot.”
  27. "I see. Let me summarize: What you’re thinking here is…"
  28. Don't Say, "Everything happens for a reason."
  29. “I’m sorry you are going through this.”
  30. “Thank you for sharing with me.”
  31. Don't Say, "Try to cheer up. These things happen."
  32. "The whole thing sounds so discouraging."
  33. “I’m happy to listen any time.”
  34. "Times of change are hard, and it's totally normal that you're feeling anxious about this."
  35. "Uncertainty is really hard."
  36. “I can’t imagine what you must be going through.”
  37. “You matter.”
  38. Don't Say, "Something is better around the corner."
  39. "I wish you didn’t have to go through that."
  40. “I’m in your corner.”
  41. "It's been a difficult couple of weeks, hasn't it?"
  42. Don't Say, "Just look on the bright side."
  43. “I’m proud of you.”
  44. “I hate that this happened.”
  45. “AWESOME PERFORMANCE.”