Wait beforeresponding(don'tinterrupt)Attempt toUnderstandAnother'sPerspectiveIncorporateanother'sopinion inyourdecisionNoticesomeoneelse'semotionsAttempt tounderstand whyanother personis feeling howthey feelAssumepositiveintentask howsomeoneelse isdoingShareyourfeelingsChallengeyourself to dosomethingyou're notfamiliar with orcomfortable withPracticeKeepingan OpenMindProvidepositivefeedbackOpenUpAcknowledgeeveryone isat a differentplaceAskFollow UpQuestionsLearnsomethingnew aboutsomeoneFind commonground(compromise)TrysomethingnewBeCuriousAsk: WhatKind of Dayare Theyhaving?Invitesomeone toshare theiropinion orthoughtsUseActiveListeningFocus ona Person'sState ofBeingWatchandWonderHaveCuriosityAboutOthersWait beforeresponding(don'tinterrupt)Attempt toUnderstandAnother'sPerspectiveIncorporateanother'sopinion inyourdecisionNoticesomeoneelse'semotionsAttempt tounderstand whyanother personis feeling howthey feelAssumepositiveintentask howsomeoneelse isdoingShareyourfeelingsChallengeyourself to dosomethingyou're notfamiliar with orcomfortable withPracticeKeepingan OpenMindProvidepositivefeedbackOpenUpAcknowledgeeveryone isat a differentplaceAskFollow UpQuestionsLearnsomethingnew aboutsomeoneFind commonground(compromise)TrysomethingnewBeCuriousAsk: WhatKind of Dayare Theyhaving?Invitesomeone toshare theiropinion orthoughtsUseActiveListeningFocus ona Person'sState ofBeingWatchandWonderHaveCuriosityAboutOthers

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