PracticeKeepingan OpenMindFocus ona Person'sState ofBeingWatchandWonderTrysomethingnewIncorporateanother'sopinion inyourdecisionAssumepositiveintentAttempt toUnderstandAnother'sPerspectiveChallengeyourself to dosomethingyou're notfamiliar with orcomfortable withAsk: WhatKind of Dayare Theyhaving?ProvidepositivefeedbackShareyourfeelingsask howsomeoneelse isdoingWait beforeresponding(don'tinterrupt)HaveCuriosityAboutOthersBeCuriousFind commonground(compromise)AskFollow UpQuestionsInvitesomeone toshare theiropinion orthoughtsAttempt tounderstand whyanother personis feeling howthey feelLearnsomethingnew aboutsomeoneOpenUpNoticesomeoneelse'semotionsUseActiveListeningAcknowledgeeveryone isat a differentplacePracticeKeepingan OpenMindFocus ona Person'sState ofBeingWatchandWonderTrysomethingnewIncorporateanother'sopinion inyourdecisionAssumepositiveintentAttempt toUnderstandAnother'sPerspectiveChallengeyourself to dosomethingyou're notfamiliar with orcomfortable withAsk: WhatKind of Dayare Theyhaving?ProvidepositivefeedbackShareyourfeelingsask howsomeoneelse isdoingWait beforeresponding(don'tinterrupt)HaveCuriosityAboutOthersBeCuriousFind commonground(compromise)AskFollow UpQuestionsInvitesomeone toshare theiropinion orthoughtsAttempt tounderstand whyanother personis feeling howthey feelLearnsomethingnew aboutsomeoneOpenUpNoticesomeoneelse'semotionsUseActiveListeningAcknowledgeeveryone isat a differentplace

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. Practice Keeping an Open Mind
  2. Focus on a Person's State of Being
  3. Watch and Wonder
  4. Try something new
  5. Incorporate another's opinion in your decision
  6. Assume positive intent
  7. Attempt to Understand Another's Perspective
  8. Challenge yourself to do something you're not familiar with or comfortable with
  9. Ask: What Kind of Day are They having?
  10. Provide positive feedback
  11. Share your feelings
  12. ask how someone else is doing
  13. Wait before responding (don't interrupt)
  14. Have Curiosity About Others
  15. Be Curious
  16. Find common ground (compromise)
  17. Ask Follow Up Questions
  18. Invite someone to share their opinion or thoughts
  19. Attempt to understand why another person is feeling how they feel
  20. Learn something new about someone
  21. Open Up
  22. Notice someone else's emotions
  23. Use Active Listening
  24. Acknowledge everyone is at a different place