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

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