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

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