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The aim of this study is to examine the impressions and conceptions associated with collaborative teaching. What are the main features of collaborative teachig according to teachers? What do teachers’ perceptions of thoughts and experiences associated with collaborative teaching reveal about ideals for collaborative teaching? The study focused on secondary research data collected by the method of empathy-based stories. The data consists of 38 narratives by 20 teachers. The material was first analysed by content analysis. A second analysis was conducted with narrative structures approach. Three core themes were discovered in the analysis: the division of work between teachers, the collaborative relationship between teachers and the flexible work methods and arrangements in labile situations. In additon, a difference was discovered between the experiences of the main character rin omance and tragedy plot types. This difference was more distinct than the effect of orientation. The core themes echo the collaborative teaching features presented in the previous studies.