You noticesomeone upsetand ask, “Doyou want to talkabout it?” You help aclassmate who’snervous about apresentation bypracticing withthem.You tellsomeone,“I’m sorryyou’re sad.”You say, “Pooryou!” but don’ttry tounderstandwhat they’regoing through.“I feel badthathappenedto you.”You walk intheir shoes—mentallyandemotionally.You send a“Get wellsoon” cardbut don’tvisit.You send amessagesaying,“Thinking ofyou.”You say, “Ican imaginehow painfulthat mustbe.”“That mustbe reallyhard foryou.”You sit nextto your friendwho’s cryingand justlisten. You post asad emoji ona friend’s postabout losingtheir pet.You feel sorryfor someonebut don’tconnectemotionally.You bakecookies forsomeone who’ssick but don’task how they’refeeling.You imaginehow you wouldfeel if the samething happenedto you.You offer tospend timewithsomeonewho’s lonely.“At leastit’s notworse!”You listen toa friend’sstory withoutinterrupting.You tellsomeone,“You’ll getover it soon.”You say,“That’s sosad,” butdon’t talk tothe person.You share atime whenyou felt thesame way.You think,“That’s toobad,” andmove on.You comforta friend bysaying, “I’vebeen theretoo.”You try tosee thingsfrom theirpoint of view.You noticesomeone upsetand ask, “Doyou want to talkabout it?” You help aclassmate who’snervous about apresentation bypracticing withthem.You tellsomeone,“I’m sorryyou’re sad.”You say, “Pooryou!” but don’ttry tounderstandwhat they’regoing through.“I feel badthathappenedto you.”You walk intheir shoes—mentallyandemotionally.You send a“Get wellsoon” cardbut don’tvisit.You send amessagesaying,“Thinking ofyou.”You say, “Ican imaginehow painfulthat mustbe.”“That mustbe reallyhard foryou.”You sit nextto your friendwho’s cryingand justlisten. You post asad emoji ona friend’s postabout losingtheir pet.You feel sorryfor someonebut don’tconnectemotionally.You bakecookies forsomeone who’ssick but don’task how they’refeeling.You imaginehow you wouldfeel if the samething happenedto you.You offer tospend timewithsomeonewho’s lonely.“At leastit’s notworse!”You listen toa friend’sstory withoutinterrupting.You tellsomeone,“You’ll getover it soon.”You say,“That’s sosad,” butdon’t talk tothe person.You share atime whenyou felt thesame way.You think,“That’s toobad,” andmove on.You comforta friend bysaying, “I’vebeen theretoo.”You try tosee thingsfrom theirpoint of view.

Sympathy vs Empathy - 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. G-You notice someone upset and ask, “Do you want to talk about it?”
  2. I-You help a classmate who’s nervous about a presentation by practicing with them.
  3. O-You tell someone, “I’m sorry you’re sad.”
  4. N-You say, “Poor you!” but don’t try to understand what they’re going through.
  5. I-“I feel bad that happened to you.”
  6. I-You walk in their shoes—mentally and emotionally.
  7. N-You send a “Get well soon” card but don’t visit.
  8. O-You send a message saying, “Thinking of you.”
  9. B-You say, “I can imagine how painful that must be.”
  10. B-“That must be really hard for you.”
  11. G-You sit next to your friend who’s crying and just listen.
  12. I-You post a sad emoji on a friend’s post about losing their pet.
  13. B-You feel sorry for someone but don’t connect emotionally.
  14. I-You bake cookies for someone who’s sick but don’t ask how they’re feeling.
  15. O-You imagine how you would feel if the same thing happened to you.
  16. G-You offer to spend time with someone who’s lonely.
  17. B- “At least it’s not worse!”
  18. B-You listen to a friend’s story without interrupting.
  19. N-You tell someone, “You’ll get over it soon.”
  20. G-You say, “That’s so sad,” but don’t talk to the person.
  21. G-You share a time when you felt the same way.
  22. O-You think, “That’s too bad,” and move on.
  23. O-You comfort a friend by saying, “I’ve been there too.”
  24. N-You try to see things from their point of view.