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

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.


1
G
2
G
3
B
4
O
5
I
6
O
7
B
8
I
9
I
10
B
11
I
12
N
13
B
14
G
15
N
16
G
17
N
18
O
19
I
20
O
21
N
22
B
23
G
24
O
  1. G-You notice someone upset and ask, “Do you want to talk about it?”
  2. G-You share a time when you felt the same way.
  3. B- “At least it’s not worse!”
  4. O-You send a message saying, “Thinking of you.”
  5. I-You walk in their shoes—mentally and emotionally.
  6. O-You tell someone, “I’m sorry you’re sad.”
  7. B-You listen to a friend’s story without interrupting.
  8. I-You bake cookies for someone who’s sick but don’t ask how they’re feeling.
  9. I-You post a sad emoji on a friend’s post about losing their pet.
  10. B-You say, “I can imagine how painful that must be.”
  11. I-“I feel bad that happened to you.”
  12. N-You send a “Get well soon” card but don’t visit.
  13. B-“That must be really hard for you.”
  14. G-You sit next to your friend who’s crying and just listen.
  15. N-You say, “Poor you!” but don’t try to understand what they’re going through.
  16. G-You say, “That’s so sad,” but don’t talk to the person.
  17. N-You try to see things from their point of view.
  18. O-You think, “That’s too bad,” and move on.
  19. I-You help a classmate who’s nervous about a presentation by practicing with them.
  20. O-You imagine how you would feel if the same thing happened to you.
  21. N-You tell someone, “You’ll get over it soon.”
  22. B-You feel sorry for someone but don’t connect emotionally.
  23. G-You offer to spend time with someone who’s lonely.
  24. O-You comfort a friend by saying, “I’ve been there too.”