Nancy Holden, also known as Grammy, established her mobile dance company, Dance with Nance, in 1983, with a desire to bring the joy of dance to young students, ages two through seven, at preschools, elementary schools and diverse community centers. Over four decades, dancewithnance expanded from Missouri to Florida, Colorado, and then to California, reaching 200 schools and impacting over 2000 students. Our staff has spent forty years fulfilling a vision where young children can connect with other classmates through the creative arts. Educators observed their students flourishing emotionally and socially through our programs, which prompted the beginning of Grammy and ME online curriculum.

Johnny Schaller, a follower of Christ and Nancy's brother, volunteers his time as the Music Director, and composes the music for grammyandme.com, along with teachingforjesusmininstries.com. Johnny's background includes playing with such greats as The Motown Review Show featuring The Temptations, The Marvlettes, Martha Reeves, Drifters and Coasters. He toured with Dotsero, Matthew Moon Band and the Samples. His produces compositions on the keyboards. As a company concert artist at age 13, John learned every facet of the piano from teaching, playing, composing and performing. While having a full plate, Johnnys love for Christ keeps him involved in writing songs for Teaching for Jesus Ministries to help children learn to sing about the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23, KJV). Johnny also created the music for "Bible stories through Song." As a man of God, and disciple of Christ, Johnny desires to help young children learn to fall in love with Jesus. (Additional staff and volunteers will be added January 1st, 2027.

Grammyandme.com digital platform provides schools and homeschool families with comprehensive lesson plans, musicals, and professional training to enhance social and emotional learning (SEL). Guided by her Christian faith, Nancy began developing specialized resources and curriculum that churches and Christian Schools can use to teach Scripture and the Fruits of the Spirit, helping children internalize virtues that support their emotional development. All lessons are recorded with original songs about important stories for each book of the Bible. Free YouTube videos of each lesson are available to support Sunday School volunteers who teach young children, ages two through seven.

Nancy has authored two interactive children's books, "Gifts Inside of ME!" and "If Everyone was Kind to ME," both featuring activity links and available on Amazon. All of our songs are original and composed by Johnny Schaller or Nancy Holden, with lyrics that tell the Bible stories easily for young children.

Teachingforjesusministry.com comes from a passion to help churches that may feel there is a lack of Sunday School curriculum that supports all learners. Our goal is to educate and support these wonderful volunteers and make the teaching experience fun and filled with love, to shepherd in a new generation of disciples of Christ. 

Please visit our resources, as our staff is dedicated to helping your church provide a transformative learning experience rooted in the message that the Bible is God's love story for all mankind. We invite you to join our community and access our free weekly educational content. Please submit the inquiry form to receive our free resources and to stay informed about our online and onsite workshops that will be offered beginning January 1st, 2027. We remain committed to empowering Sunday School volunteers with biblically sound principles and encourage all teachers to shepherd the children from their hearts, where the Holy Spirit resides.
 
                                                                                             Nancy Holden Education and Biography
Education

• Doctor of Ministry in Christian Education (DMIN), Set to graduate on December 18, 2026

• Master's Degree in Christian Educational Ministries

• BS Degree in Organizational Leadership/Biblical Theology

• Substitute Teaching Credential since 2010

Professional Experience

• 35 years (founder of dancewithnance.com)

• 12 years (founder of Grammyandme.com)

• Created "How to Start Your Own After School Program" and taught online and live workshops in 10 Adult Education Colleges

• Created Credit Coursework for high school students on how to start their own business using their creative arts talents at High Schools for 4 years

• Created and taught online webinars for SEL Adult Modules

• 30 years of teaching classes for preschool through high school music and movement courses

• 7 years writing Bible Stories through Song Curriculum and providing resources for churches and Christian Schools