Thatwouldfrustrateme too"Itsunderstandablethat you'refrustrated"Free!"Thatsoundsreallychallenging"Acknowledgetheir feelingsI canunderstandwhy thatwould beupsetting."You musthave feltso..."OffersupportActivelylisten"That isveryupsettingto hear"Appropriatetone ofvoice"Can youtell me alittle moreabout that"Oh no!That’s awful!Did you wantto talk moreabout it?NojudgementAsk someone howtheir day is goingwhile noticing theirbody languageand facialexpressions.Thatwouldfrustrateme too"Itsunderstandablethat you'refrustrated"Free!"Thatsoundsreallychallenging"Acknowledgetheir feelingsI canunderstandwhy thatwould beupsetting."You musthave feltso..."OffersupportActivelylisten"That isveryupsettingto hear"Appropriatetone ofvoice"Can youtell me alittle moreabout that"Oh no!That’s awful!Did you wantto talk moreabout it?NojudgementAsk someone howtheir day is goingwhile noticing theirbody languageand facialexpressions.

Empathy - 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. That would frustrate me too
  2. "Its understandable that you're frustrated"
  3. Free!
  4. "That sounds really challenging"
  5. Acknowledge their feelings
  6. I can understand why that would be upsetting.
  7. "You must have felt so..."
  8. Offer support
  9. Actively listen
  10. "That is very upsetting to hear"
  11. Appropriate tone of voice
  12. "Can you tell me a little more about that"
  13. Oh no! That’s awful! Did you want to talk more about it?
  14. No judgement
  15. Ask someone how their day is going while noticing their body language and facial expressions.