You feel sorryfor someonebut don’tconnectemotionally.You bakecookies forsomeone who’ssick but don’task how they’refeeling.You tellsomeone,“I’m sorryyou’re sad.”“I feel badthathappenedto you.”You tellsomeone,“You’ll getover it soon.”You say,“That’s sosad,” butdon’t talk tothe person.“That mustbe reallyhard foryou.”You send amessagesaying,“Thinking ofyou.”You share atime whenyou felt thesame way.You noticesomeone upsetand ask, “Doyou want to talkabout it?” You walk intheir shoes—mentallyandemotionally.“At leastit’s notworse!”You sit nextto your friendwho’s cryingand justlisten. You try tosee thingsfrom theirpoint of view.You offer tospend timewithsomeonewho’s lonely.You think,“That’s toobad,” andmove on.You say, “Ican imaginehow painfulthat mustbe.”You say, “Pooryou!” but don’ttry tounderstandwhat they’regoing through.You listen toa friend’sstory withoutinterrupting.You send a“Get wellsoon” cardbut don’tvisit.You comforta friend bysaying, “I’vebeen theretoo.”You post asad emoji ona friend’s postabout losingtheir pet.You help aclassmate who’snervous about apresentation bypracticing withthem.You imaginehow you wouldfeel if the samething happenedto you.You feel sorryfor someonebut don’tconnectemotionally.You bakecookies forsomeone who’ssick but don’task how they’refeeling.You tellsomeone,“I’m sorryyou’re sad.”“I feel badthathappenedto you.”You tellsomeone,“You’ll getover it soon.”You say,“That’s sosad,” butdon’t talk tothe person.“That mustbe reallyhard foryou.”You send amessagesaying,“Thinking ofyou.”You share atime whenyou felt thesame way.You noticesomeone upsetand ask, “Doyou want to talkabout it?” You walk intheir shoes—mentallyandemotionally.“At leastit’s notworse!”You sit nextto your friendwho’s cryingand justlisten. You try tosee thingsfrom theirpoint of view.You offer tospend timewithsomeonewho’s lonely.You think,“That’s toobad,” andmove on.You say, “Ican imaginehow painfulthat mustbe.”You say, “Pooryou!” but don’ttry tounderstandwhat they’regoing through.You listen toa friend’sstory withoutinterrupting.You send a“Get wellsoon” cardbut don’tvisit.You comforta friend bysaying, “I’vebeen theretoo.”You post asad emoji ona friend’s postabout losingtheir pet.You help aclassmate who’snervous about apresentation bypracticing withthem.You imaginehow you wouldfeel if the samething happenedto 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. B-You feel sorry for someone but don’t connect emotionally.
  2. I-You bake cookies for someone who’s sick but don’t ask how they’re feeling.
  3. O-You tell someone, “I’m sorry you’re sad.”
  4. I-“I feel bad that happened to you.”
  5. N-You tell someone, “You’ll get over it soon.”
  6. G-You say, “That’s so sad,” but don’t talk to the person.
  7. B-“That must be really hard for you.”
  8. O-You send a message saying, “Thinking of you.”
  9. G-You share a time when you felt the same way.
  10. G-You notice someone upset and ask, “Do you want to talk about it?”
  11. I-You walk in their shoes—mentally and emotionally.
  12. B- “At least it’s not worse!”
  13. G-You sit next to your friend who’s crying and just listen.
  14. N-You try to see things from their point of view.
  15. G-You offer to spend time with someone who’s lonely.
  16. O-You think, “That’s too bad,” and move on.
  17. B-You say, “I can imagine how painful that must be.”
  18. N-You say, “Poor you!” but don’t try to understand what they’re going through.
  19. B-You listen to a friend’s story without interrupting.
  20. N-You send a “Get well soon” card but don’t visit.
  21. O-You comfort a friend by saying, “I’ve been there too.”
  22. I-You post a sad emoji on a friend’s post about losing their pet.
  23. I-You help a classmate who’s nervous about a presentation by practicing with them.
  24. O-You imagine how you would feel if the same thing happened to you.