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

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