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

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