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

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