PracticeKeepingan OpenMindOpenUpWatchandWonderThe RightSupermarginalGyrusHelps UsObserve andAssess OthersTry andExperienceOtherPeople'sRealityAsk: WhatKind of Dayare Theyhaving?Attempt toUnderstandAnother'sEmotionsAttempt toUnderstandAnother'sPerspectiveEmpathyis a2-WayStreetEmpathyis BuiltonMutualUnderstandingYou Don't Haveto ShareSomeone'sOpinion toUnderstandItAvoid theReflex toRespond bySlowingDownBeObservantFindCommonalityto AvoidLabelingOthersAskFollow UpQuestionsHaveCuriosityAboutOthersDevelopEmpathicSkillsConsiderthe OtherPerson'sStatementsand DeeperMotivationsChallengeYourself toGenuinely Careabout Other'sWell-beingUseActiveListeningFocus ona Person'sState ofBeingActivelyThink BeyondYourself andYourConcernsAcknowledgeExperiencesofOthersAssessOther'sEmotionalStatesPracticeKeepingan OpenMindOpenUpWatchandWonderThe RightSupermarginalGyrusHelps UsObserve andAssess OthersTry andExperienceOtherPeople'sRealityAsk: WhatKind of Dayare Theyhaving?Attempt toUnderstandAnother'sEmotionsAttempt toUnderstandAnother'sPerspectiveEmpathyis a2-WayStreetEmpathyis BuiltonMutualUnderstandingYou Don't Haveto ShareSomeone'sOpinion toUnderstandItAvoid theReflex toRespond bySlowingDownBeObservantFindCommonalityto AvoidLabelingOthersAskFollow UpQuestionsHaveCuriosityAboutOthersDevelopEmpathicSkillsConsiderthe OtherPerson'sStatementsand DeeperMotivationsChallengeYourself toGenuinely Careabout Other'sWell-beingUseActiveListeningFocus ona Person'sState ofBeingActivelyThink BeyondYourself andYourConcernsAcknowledgeExperiencesofOthersAssessOther'sEmotionalStates

Empathy Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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-Practice Keeping an Open Mind
  2. O-Open Up
  3. B-Watch and Wonder
  4. G-The Right Supermarginal Gyrus Helps Us Observe and Assess Others
  5. G-Try and Experience Other People's Reality
  6. I-Ask: What Kind of Day are They having?
  7. B-Attempt to Understand Another's Emotions
  8. N-Attempt to Understand Another's Perspective
  9. O-Empathy is a 2-Way Street
  10. N-Empathy is Built on Mutual Understanding
  11. G-You Don't Have to Share Someone's Opinion to Understand It
  12. O-Avoid the Reflex to Respond by Slowing Down
  13. I-Be Observant
  14. O-Find Commonality to Avoid Labeling Others
  15. I-Ask Follow Up Questions
  16. G-Have Curiosity About Others
  17. G-Develop Empathic Skills
  18. B-Consider the Other Person's Statements and Deeper Motivations
  19. N-Challenge Yourself to Genuinely Care about Other's Well-being
  20. B-Use Active Listening
  21. B-Focus on a Person's State of Being
  22. O-Actively Think Beyond Yourself and Your Concerns
  23. N-Acknowledge Experiences of Others
  24. I-Assess Other's Emotional States