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

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