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Abstract In this paper we discuss a particular perspective on the design and use of curriculum resources brought through applying the documentational approach to didactics. We present this theoretical approach and the associated “reflective investigation” method. We consider that teachers and teacher educators develop documents, associating resources and a scheme of use of these resources. We provide an illustrative example of curriculum resources around the use of the Chinese abacus. We present our results, concerning the documents developed by a primary school teacher and teacher educator using these resources. We analyze simultaneously the teacher’s capacity to use curriculum resources and curriculum resources influence on instruction.