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

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