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

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