Be willingto feel whatothers arefeeling.Don'tsay "Atleast..."Offersupport, notanswers orexcuses.Don't jumptoconclusions.Havegratitudefor others.Be anactivelistener.Thinkaboutothers'feelings.Listenwith anopenmind.Havecuriosityaboutothers.Payattentionto bodylanguage.Just bethere.You don'thave to sharesomeone'sopinion tounderstand it.Listenwith acaringheart.Askfollow-upquestions.Don'tchangethesubject. Walk amile intheirshoes.Be willingto feel whatothers arefeeling.Don'tsay "Atleast..."Offersupport, notanswers orexcuses.Don't jumptoconclusions.Havegratitudefor others.Be anactivelistener.Thinkaboutothers'feelings.Listenwith anopenmind.Havecuriosityaboutothers.Payattentionto bodylanguage.Just bethere.You don'thave to sharesomeone'sopinion tounderstand it.Listenwith acaringheart.Askfollow-upquestions.Don'tchangethesubject.Walk amile intheirshoes.

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. Be willing to feel what others are feeling.
  2. Don't say "At least..."
  3. Offer support, not answers or excuses.
  4. Don't jump to conclusions.
  5. Have gratitude for others.
  6. Be an active listener.
  7. Think about others' feelings.
  8. Listen with an open mind.
  9. Have curiosity about others.
  10. Pay attention to body language.
  11. Just be there.
  12. You don't have to share someone's opinion to understand it.
  13. Listen with a caring heart.
  14. Ask follow-up questions.
  15. Don't change the subject.
  16. Walk a mile in their shoes.