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

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