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

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