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

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