Challengeyourself to dosomethingyou're notfamiliar with orcomfortable withBeCuriousShareyourfeelingsIncorporateanother'sopinion inyourdecisionWatchandWonderLearnsomethingnew aboutsomeoneInvitesomeone toshare theiropinion orthoughtsHaveCuriosityAboutOthersFocus ona Person'sState ofBeingAsk: WhatKind of Dayare Theyhaving?AssumepositiveintentAttempt tounderstand whyanother personis feeling howthey feelAcknowledgeeveryone isat a differentplaceFind commonground(compromise)AskFollow UpQuestionsProvidepositivefeedbackTrysomethingnewUseActiveListeningPracticeKeepingan OpenMindWait beforeresponding(don'tinterrupt)OpenUpAttempt toUnderstandAnother'sPerspectiveNoticesomeoneelse'semotionsask howsomeoneelse isdoingChallengeyourself to dosomethingyou're notfamiliar with orcomfortable withBeCuriousShareyourfeelingsIncorporateanother'sopinion inyourdecisionWatchandWonderLearnsomethingnew aboutsomeoneInvitesomeone toshare theiropinion orthoughtsHaveCuriosityAboutOthersFocus ona Person'sState ofBeingAsk: WhatKind of Dayare Theyhaving?AssumepositiveintentAttempt tounderstand whyanother personis feeling howthey feelAcknowledgeeveryone isat a differentplaceFind commonground(compromise)AskFollow UpQuestionsProvidepositivefeedbackTrysomethingnewUseActiveListeningPracticeKeepingan OpenMindWait beforeresponding(don'tinterrupt)OpenUpAttempt toUnderstandAnother'sPerspectiveNoticesomeoneelse'semotionsask howsomeoneelse isdoing

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