how can i display input value in blade LARAVEL 5

i need to display selected option in blade and set it in a value here's my code as an exemple.

@php($month = 0)
            <select name="monthOption" id="monthOption">
                <option value="1">1</option>
                <option value="2">2</option>
                <option value="3">3</option>
                <option value="4">4</option>
                <option value="5">5</option>
                <option value="6">6</option>
                <option value="7">7</option>
                <option value="8">8</option>
                <option value="9">9</option>
                <option value="10">10</option>
                <option value="11">11</option>
                <option value="12">12</option>
            </select>
<!-- I need to get option value on select, and set it in the value $month ? -->

via Chebli Mohamed